Ekwu Surname
Approximately 2,320 people bear this surname
Ekwu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 2,307 | 1:76,785 | 5,487 |
| United States | 11 | 1:32,950,812 | 797,015 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Ekwu (296) may also be a first name.
Ekwu Demographics
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Ekwu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ekwu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ekwu occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ekwu? popularity and diffusion
Ekwu is the 183,079th most frequent family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 3,141,184 people. The surname Ekwu is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Ekwu are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ekwu is also the 512,632nd most commonly occurring forename at a global level, held by 296 people.
The last name Ekwu is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 2,307 people, or 1 in 76,785. In Nigeria Ekwu is most common in: Enugu, where 23 percent are found, Benue, where 20 percent are found and Cross River, where 16 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs 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 holding the Ekwu surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 100% registered with the 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ekwau | 89 | 281 | / |
| Ekweu | 89 | 153 | / |
| Eikwu | 89 | 50 | / |
| Ekwus | 89 | 32 | / |
| Ekwuh | 89 | 16 | / |
| Ekwou | 89 | 8 | / |
| Ezkwu | 89 | 3 | / |
| Egkwu | 89 | 3 | / |
| Eekwu | 89 | 2 | / |
| Hekwu | 89 | 1 | / |
| Ejkwu | 89 | 1 | / |
| Etkwu | 89 | 1 | / |
| Eakwut | 80 | 4 | / |
| Ekwuhe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Etkwui | 80 | 1 | / |
| Egwu | 75 | 56,270 | / |
| Okwu | 75 | 7,632 | / |
| Akwu | 75 | 3,800 | / |
| Ikwu | 75 | 3,596 | / |
| Eqwu | 75 | 7 | / |
| Ohiekwu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Uhiekwu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ahiekwu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ecweu | 67 | 246 | / |
| Egweu | 67 | 227 | / |
| Egwuh | 67 | 191 | / |
| Akwuh | 67 | 150 | / |
| Ecwou | 67 | 106 | / |
| Egwau | 67 | 103 | / |
| Aakwu | 67 | 96 | / |
| Ecwau | 67 | 66 | / |
| Ikwau | 67 | 37 | / |
| Ikwou | 67 | 36 | / |
| Aikwu | 67 | 32 | / |
| Eugwu | 67 | 24 | / |
| Iegwu | 67 | 21 | / |
| Ojkwu | 67 | 20 | / |
| Okwui | 67 | 19 | / |
| Egwuu | 67 | 17 | / |
| Egwui | 67 | 15 | / |
| Akgwu | 67 | 14 | / |
| Oikwu | 67 | 14 | / |
| Ikwuh | 67 | 13 | / |
| Okwau | 67 | 8 | / |
| Engwu | 67 | 7 | / |
| Agkwu | 67 | 7 | / |
| Aegwu | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ikwus | 67 | 6 | / |
| Okwuy | 67 | 5 | / |
| Eegwu | 67 | 5 | / |
| Okgwu | 67 | 5 | / |
| Itkwu | 67 | 5 | / |
| Egwwu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Eggwu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ikgwu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Idkwu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Akwau | 67 | 3 | / |
| Akwou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ikweu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Akwuu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ekwoe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Egwut | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ikwuu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ikwui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Esgwu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Inkwu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okweu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ecgwu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jikwu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akkwu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akwui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gikwu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ockwu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okwou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ohkwu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ehgwu | 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 Ekwu
- 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