Ekwunye Surname
6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 10 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria
Ekwunye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 10 | 1:17,714,276 | 277,641 |
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ekwonye | 86 | 514 | / |
| Egwunye | 86 | 76 | / |
| Okwunye | 86 | 6 | / |
| Ekwunie | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ikwunye | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ikwunyer | 80 | 3 | / |
| Ekwunihe | 80 | 3 | / |
| Ekwonnye | 80 | 2 | / |
| Ikwonye | 71 | 33 | / |
| Ogwunye | 71 | 21 | / |
| Egbunye | 71 | 6 | / |
| Ekwunja | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ekwonya | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ikwunie | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ikwunje | 71 | 1 | / |
| Egbounye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okwuniyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Agwonye | 57 | 174 | / |
| Ikwunja | 57 | 155 | / |
| Ogwunje | 57 | 4 | / |
| Okwunji | 57 | 3 | / |
| Ekwonja | 57 | 1 | / |
| Egbunihe | 53 | 2 | / |
| Egbunije | 53 | 1 | / |
| Egbunhie | 53 | 1 | / |
| Ikwunnja | 53 | 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 Ekwunye
- 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