Ekwosi Surname

1,727,723rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 112 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ekwosi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ekwosi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1071:1,655,54061,311
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614

Ekwosi (12) may also be a first name.

Ekwosi Last Name Facts

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

Ekwosi is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ekwosi? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,727,723rd most widely held last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 65,067,374 people. Ekwosi occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Ekwosi reside; 96 percent reside in West Africa and 96 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most common first name on earth, borne by 12 people.

The last name is most common in Nigeria, where it is carried by 107 people, or 1 in 1,655,540. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Enugu, where 72 percent are found, Benue, where 10 percent are found and Lagos, where 6 percent are found. Besides Nigeria it is found in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 4 percent are found.

Ekwosi Last Name Statistics demography

Ekwosi earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 163.43% more than the national average, earning $113,667 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ekwosip921/
Ekwesi83173/
Okwosi8326/
Ekwusi8325/
Ekwasi8320/
Egwosi831/
Ekwosa831/
Ekwogi831/
Okwoshi7753/
Ekwusie7737/
Akwoshi7722/
Ekweshi7710/
Ekwushi773/
Ekwashi772/
Ekwuasi772/
Ekwozoi771/
Ekwuochi711/
Akwasi674,488/
Akwesi67865/
Ekwoge67757/
Okwose67477/
Egbosi67309/
Ikwesi67147/
Ekwasa67131/
Okwesi67118/
Okwasi6760/
Ekwase6752/
Akwose6748/
Ekwuzi6737/
Ekwese6732/
Ekwusa6728/
Egwesi6726/
Ikwasi6720/
Agwosi6718/
Ekuose679/
Ekuasi677/
Egwasi677/
Ikwose676/
Okwozi673/
Egwusi673/
Okuosi672/
Ekwazi672/
Egwosa671/
Ikwoji671/
Ikwosa671/
Akuosi671/

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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 Ekwosi
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis