Ekwueme Surname

48,728th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,573 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ekwueme Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ekwueme Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria10,2891:17,2171,638
United States1421:2,552,528155,105
England831:671,30238,633
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Iceland41:95,0224,787
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
China21:683,660,78330,601
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648

Ekwueme (489) may also be a first name.

Ekwueme Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ekwueme occurs most in Nigeria. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Ekwueme click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ekwueme? popularity and diffusion

Ekwueme is the 48,728th most prevalent last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 689,260 people. Ekwueme is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Ekwueme are found; 97 percent are found in West Africa and 97 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 384,341st most numerous first name throughout the world It is held by 489 people.

The surname is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is borne by 10,289 people, or 1 in 17,217. In Nigeria Ekwueme is mostly concentrated in: Enugu, where 38 percent live, Abia, where 14 percent live and Lagos, where 12 percent live. Apart from Nigeria this last name exists in 26 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

Ekwueme Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Ekwueme last name are 29.12% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 82.35% registered to vote for the party.

Ekwueme earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 11.17% more than the national average, earning $47,969 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ekwuemeh9317/
Ekwwueme935/
Ekkwueme935/
Ekwuemea931/
Ekgwueme931/
Eikwueme931/
Ekwuemee931/
Ekweme921,610/
Ekueme92158/
Ekwume92119/
Ekwuem925/
Ikwueme86450/
Okwueme8648/
Ekweume8620/
Egwueme8613/
Ekwuema868/
Akwueme868/
Ekwheme864/
Ekweeme863/
Ekwoeme863/
Enkweme862/
Eskweme862/
Ekoueme862/
Eekwume861/
Ekwemge861/
Ekwveme861/
Ekweame861/
Ekwem832,157/
Ikwuemeh801/
Ekweemeh801/
Akueme77246/
Okwume77192/
Ekwema77134/
Ikwume7732/
Okweme7728/
Egweme7713/
Okueme7712/
Egwume779/
Ekwemi776/
Ikweme776/
Ekwemm775/
Akweme774/
Ekwame774/
Ekuema773/
Egueme773/
Equeme773/
Eekwem773/
Ikueme773/
Ezkwem772/
Ekwumi771/
Akwume771/
Ekwome771/
Eckwem771/
Ekweem771/
Egwuemi71403/
Ikwuema714/
Okwumeh713/
Ekwemma712/
Ekweima711/
Egwumea711/
Egoueme711/
Ikwumeu711/
Okweime711/
Ikweume711/
Ekweama711/
Egwemei711/
Eguem6741/
Ikwem6733/
Egwem6712/
Ekwim673/
Equem671/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ekwueme
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