Ekwua Surname

4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ekwua Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ekwua Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria211:8,435,369179,591
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613

Ekwua Last Name Facts

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

Ekwua is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Ekwua click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ekwua? popularity and diffusion

Ekwua is the 4,116,508th most commonly used surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 316,849,822 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ekwua reside; 91 percent reside in West Africa and 91 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name Ekwua is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 21 people, or 1 in 8,435,369. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Lagos, where 33 percent are found, Rivers, where 24 percent are found and Abia, where 14 percent are found. Barring Nigeria Ekwua exists in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 9 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ekwa892,735/
Ekua89149/
Ekwau80281/
Ekwai80217/
Ekweu80153/
Okwua8072/
Ekwuo8055/
Hekwa8053/
Akwua8052/
Ekway8032/
Ekwea8028/
Egwua8016/
Ekwah8015/
Ekuap8014/
Ekwou808/
Hekua806/
Ekwaj806/
Iekua806/
Ekwaa805/
Ikwua803/
Gekua802/
Eakua802/
Aekwa801/
Eukwa801/
Ekuae801/
Ekuoa801/
Ekwas801/
Eakwa801/
Heskwa73285/
Heukwa7363/
Akwuah7328/
Ekwatt7318/
Okwuha734/
Ekwaat731/
Hekway731/
Eekwat731/
Eakwat731/
Ekweae731/
Ekwass731/
Henkwa731/
Ekwaha731/
Aakwua731/
Egwuat731/
Eckwad730/
Akwa679,835/
Akua679,282/
Ekwo674,073/
Okwa672,740/
Egwa672,272/
Ikwa672,178/
Okua671,432/
Ikua671,218/
Ekuo67650/
Egua67428/
Ageewua67149/
Ecua6764/
Ecwa6727/
Ykwa6715/
Equa6711/
Jkwa6711/
Egwuaha678/
Ikwuoha673/
Eqwa673/
Eankwah671/
Jiekwai671/
Geekuah671/
Okwueha671/
Akwuaha671/
Okwuaha671/

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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
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  • 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 Ekwua
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