Ekwor Surname
Approximately 41 people bear this surname
Ekwor Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 40 | 1:4,428,569 | 120,862 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Ekwor (28) may also be a first name.
Ekwor Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ekwor Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ekwor is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ekwor? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,055,934th most numerous last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 177,745,022 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ekwor reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ekwor is also the 1,994,417th most commonly occurring first name at a global level, held by 28 people.
The last name Ekwor is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 40 people, or 1 in 4,428,569. In Nigeria Ekwor is primarily concentrated in: Cross River, where 93 percent live, Abia, where 3 percent live and Ebonyi, where 3 percent live. Apart from Nigeria it exists in one country. It is also common in Uganda, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Okwor | 80 | 11,281 | / |
| Ikwor | 80 | 1,321 | / |
| Ekwar | 80 | 501 | / |
| Egwor | 80 | 440 | / |
| Akwor | 80 | 69 | / |
| Eckworth | 77 | 54 | / |
| Eickwort | 77 | 11 | / |
| Eskworth | 77 | 0 | / |
| Hekworth | 77 | 0 | / |
| Ikwuor | 73 | 41 | / |
| Ekware | 73 | 13 | / |
| Ikwour | 73 | 11 | / |
| Egwuor | 73 | 11 | / |
| Okwuor | 73 | 11 | / |
| Akwuor | 73 | 9 | / |
| Ikwwor | 73 | 2 | / |
| Egwhor | 73 | 2 | / |
| Okwoor | 73 | 2 | / |
| Akgwor | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ejkwar | 73 | 1 | / |
| Egwour | 73 | 1 | / |
| Okwoir | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ekwaar | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ekwure | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eicwor | 73 | 1 | / |
| Edkwar | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eickworth | 71 | 54 | / |
| Heckworth | 71 | 2 | / |
| Okwuhor | 67 | 26 | / |
| Hackwor | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eekwure | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekkware | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Ekwor
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis