Ekwunezi Surname
Approximately 12 people bear this surname
Ekwunezi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
Ekwunezi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ekwunezi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ekwunezi is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ekwunezi? popularity and diffusion
The surname Ekwunezi is the 5,587,209th most frequently used last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 58 percent of Ekwunezi reside; 58 percent reside in West Africa and 58 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
Ekwunezi is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 25,306,108. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Lagos, where 57 percent are found and Rivers, where 43 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 33 percent are found and Spain, where 8 percent are found.
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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 Ekwunezi
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