Ekwonye Surname

603,653rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 514 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ekwonye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ekwonye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria4901:361,51619,397
United States191:19,076,786604,894
England21:27,859,030389,889
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Ekwonye (11) may also be a first name.

Ekwonye Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Ekwonye Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Ekwonye is most common in Nigeria. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ekwonye? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 603,653rd most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 14,178,105 people. The last name Ekwonye is predominantly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Ekwonye are found; 95 percent are found in West Africa and 95 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ekwonye is also the 3,487,849th most numerous first name throughout the world, held by 11 people.

The surname Ekwonye is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 490 people, or 1 in 361,516. In Nigeria it is most common in: Lagos, where 29 percent are found, Abia, where 23 percent are found and Rivers, where 14 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria Ekwonye occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 4 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Ekwonye Last Name Statistics demography

Ekwonye earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 6.07% more than the national average, earning $45,768 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ekwonnye932/
Oekwonye931/
Ikwonye8633/
Ekuonye8613/
Ekwunye8610/
Akwonye864/
Ekwonya862/
Ekwanye861/
Okwuonye8029/
Akwuonye801/
Agwonye71174/
Egwunye7176/
Egbonye717/
Okwunye716/
Ikwunye711/
Okwanye711/
Okuonye711/
Ekwunie711/
Akwanye711/
Ekwonja711/
Egbuonye67109/
Agwuonye6758/
Engbonye6736/
Akwoniyi673/
Ikwunyer673/
Ekwunihe673/
Egbounye671/
Okuonyie671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ekwonye
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