Etekwa Surname
Approximately 20 people bear this surname
Etekwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 18 | 1:1,153,837 | 70,128 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Etekwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Etekwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Etekwa is carried by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Etekwa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Etekwa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 4,427,875th most frequent family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 364,377,296 people. The last name Etekwa is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Etekwa reside; 90 percent reside in Central Africa and 90 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.
Etekwa is most frequently held in Cameroon, where it is held by 18 people, or 1 in 1,153,837. In Cameroon it is most numerous in: Southwest Region, where 100 percent are found. Excluding Cameroon Etekwa is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 5 percent are found and Uganda, where 5 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eteukwa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Etakwa | 83 | 48 | / |
| Etekwe | 83 | 39 | / |
| Etikwa | 83 | 35 | / |
| Etokwa | 83 | 32 | / |
| Itekwa | 83 | 4 | / |
| Atekwa | 83 | 3 | / |
| Etecwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Eztekwo | 77 | 2 | / |
| Oteikwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Etikwah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Otakwa | 67 | 231 | / |
| Itegwa | 67 | 152 | / |
| Itokwa | 67 | 123 | / |
| Ategwa | 67 | 113 | / |
| Otegwa | 67 | 102 | / |
| Atokwa | 67 | 54 | / |
| Atikwa | 67 | 49 | / |
| Atakwa | 67 | 24 | / |
| Etikwe | 67 | 7 | / |
| Etogwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Etagwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Etikwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Etigwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Etegwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Etecua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Etokwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Itekwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Etegba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Itakwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ytikwa | 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 Etekwa
- 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