Ekwueme Surname
Approximately 10,573 people bear this surname
Ekwueme Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 10,289 | 1:17,217 | 1,638 |
| United States | 142 | 1:2,552,528 | 155,105 |
| England | 83 | 1:671,302 | 38,633 |
| South Africa | 10 | 1:5,417,770 | 150,016 |
| Ghana | 9 | 1:3,002,299 | 11,581 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| Iceland | 4 | 1:95,022 | 4,787 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Northern Cyprus | 1 | 1:319,011 | 10,202 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
Ekwueme (489) may also be a first name.
Ekwueme Demographics
Ekwueme Political Affiliation
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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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ekwuemeh | 93 | 17 | / |
| Ekwwueme | 93 | 5 | / |
| Ekkwueme | 93 | 5 | / |
| Ekwuemea | 93 | 1 | / |
| Ekgwueme | 93 | 1 | / |
| Eikwueme | 93 | 1 | / |
| Ekwuemee | 93 | 1 | / |
| Ekweme | 92 | 1,610 | / |
| Ekueme | 92 | 158 | / |
| Ekwume | 92 | 119 | / |
| Ekwuem | 92 | 5 | / |
| Ikwueme | 86 | 450 | / |
| Okwueme | 86 | 48 | / |
| Ekweume | 86 | 20 | / |
| Egwueme | 86 | 13 | / |
| Ekwuema | 86 | 8 | / |
| Akwueme | 86 | 8 | / |
| Ekwheme | 86 | 4 | / |
| Ekweeme | 86 | 3 | / |
| Ekwoeme | 86 | 3 | / |
| Enkweme | 86 | 2 | / |
| Eskweme | 86 | 2 | / |
| Ekoueme | 86 | 2 | / |
| Eekwume | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ekwemge | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ekwveme | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ekweame | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ekwem | 83 | 2,157 | / |
| Ikwuemeh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ekweemeh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Akueme | 77 | 246 | / |
| Okwume | 77 | 192 | / |
| Ekwema | 77 | 134 | / |
| Ikwume | 77 | 32 | / |
| Okweme | 77 | 28 | / |
| Egweme | 77 | 13 | / |
| Okueme | 77 | 12 | / |
| Egwume | 77 | 9 | / |
| Ekwemi | 77 | 6 | / |
| Ikweme | 77 | 6 | / |
| Ekwemm | 77 | 5 | / |
| Akweme | 77 | 4 | / |
| Ekwame | 77 | 4 | / |
| Ekuema | 77 | 3 | / |
| Egueme | 77 | 3 | / |
| Equeme | 77 | 3 | / |
| Eekwem | 77 | 3 | / |
| Ikueme | 77 | 3 | / |
| Ezkwem | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ekwumi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Akwume | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ekwome | 77 | 1 | / |
| Eckwem | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ekweem | 77 | 1 | / |
| Egwuemi | 71 | 403 | / |
| Ikwuema | 71 | 4 | / |
| Okwumeh | 71 | 3 | / |
| Ekwemma | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ekweima | 71 | 1 | / |
| Egwumea | 71 | 1 | / |
| Egoueme | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ikwumeu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Okweime | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ikweume | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ekweama | 71 | 1 | / |
| Egwemei | 71 | 1 | / |
| Eguem | 67 | 41 | / |
| Ikwem | 67 | 33 | / |
| Egwem | 67 | 12 | / |
| Ekwim | 67 | 3 | / |
| Equem | 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 Ekwueme
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