Ekwu Surname

183,079th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,320 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ekwu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ekwu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2,3071:76,7855,487
United States111:32,950,812797,015
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Ekwu (296) may also be a first name.

Ekwu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ekwu is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ekwu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ekwu is the 183,079th most frequent family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 3,141,184 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Ekwu live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 512,632nd most commonly held first name internationally It is held by 296 people.

It is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 2,307 people, or 1 in 76,785. In Nigeria it is most common in: Enugu, where 23 percent are found, Benue, where 20 percent are found and Cross River, where 16 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 0 percent are found and South Africa, where 0 percent are found.

Ekwu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Ekwu surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.

Ekwu earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 86.65% more than the national average, earning $80,536 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ekwau89281/
Ekweu89153/
Eikwu8950/
Ekwus8932/
Ekwuh8916/
Ekwou898/
Ezkwu893/
Egkwu893/
Eekwu892/
Hekwu891/
Ejkwu891/
Etkwu891/
Eakwut804/
Ekwuhe801/
Etkwui801/
Egwu7556,270/
Okwu757,632/
Akwu753,800/
Ikwu753,596/
Eqwu757/
Ohiekwu732/
Uhiekwu731/
Ahiekwu731/
Ecweu67246/
Egweu67227/
Egwuh67191/
Akwuh67150/
Ecwou67106/
Egwau67103/
Aakwu6796/
Ecwau6766/
Ikwau6737/
Ikwou6736/
Aikwu6732/
Eugwu6724/
Iegwu6721/
Ojkwu6720/
Okwui6719/
Egwuu6717/
Egwui6715/
Akgwu6714/
Oikwu6714/
Ikwuh6713/
Okwau678/
Engwu677/
Agkwu677/
Aegwu676/
Ikwus676/
Okwuy675/
Eegwu675/
Okgwu675/
Itkwu675/
Egwwu674/
Eggwu674/
Ikgwu674/
Idkwu674/
Akwau673/
Akwou672/
Ikweu672/
Akwuu672/
Ekwoe672/
Egwut672/
Ikwuu672/
Ikwui671/
Esgwu671/
Inkwu671/
Okweu671/
Ecgwu671/
Jikwu671/
Akkwu671/
Akwui671/
Gikwu671/
Ockwu671/
Okwou671/
Ohkwu671/
Ehgwu671/

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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 Ekwu
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