Ekwy Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Ekwy Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Ekwy (211) may also be a first name.
Ekwy Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ekwy Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ekwy is found most frequently in Nigeria. It may occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Ekwy? popularity and diffusion
It is the 8,193,072nd most prevalent surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 80 percent of Ekwy reside; 80 percent reside in West Africa and 80 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ekwy is also the 622,565th most frequently used given name internationally, held by 211 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 44,285,690. Outside of Nigeria it occurs in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 20 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ekwey | 89 | 70 | / |
| Ekway | 89 | 32 | / |
| Ekwoy | 89 | 2 | / |
| Eckwey | 80 | 8 | / |
| Hekway | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ekwe | 75 | 12,301 | / |
| Ekwa | 75 | 2,735 | / |
| Okwy | 75 | 61 | / |
| Ekwi | 75 | 42 | / |
| Akwy | 75 | 2 | / |
| Ekwè | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ekwueyi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Akway | 67 | 3,350 | / |
| Ekwee | 67 | 866 | / |
| Ekwai | 67 | 217 | / |
| Ekweh | 67 | 184 | / |
| Ekwue | 67 | 155 | / |
| Ekweu | 67 | 153 | / |
| Egway | 67 | 140 | / |
| Okwey | 67 | 86 | / |
| Hekwe | 67 | 74 | / |
| Okway | 67 | 73 | / |
| Hekwa | 67 | 53 | / |
| Ikway | 67 | 53 | / |
| Ekwei | 67 | 42 | / |
| Ekwet | 67 | 36 | / |
| Ekwea | 67 | 28 | / |
| Akwey | 67 | 23 | / |
| Ekwii | 67 | 8 | / |
| Eekwe | 67 | 7 | / |
| Ekwaj | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ekkwi | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ekwoi | 67 | 5 | / |
| Okwuy | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ekwaa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Aekwe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Akwyi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Eikwe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ezkwe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Egwey | 67 | 2 | / |
| Okwyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oekwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Egkwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekwge | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akkwy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekwie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekhwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Enkwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ikwey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iekwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okwiy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Egwyt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Edkwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekgwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okwoy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eakwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eykwe | 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 Ekwy
- 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