Abiekwe Surname

3,141,416th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 39 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Abiekwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Abiekwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria371:4,787,642126,894
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Abiekwe Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Abiekwe Come From? nationality or country of origin

Abiekwe is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Abiekwe? popularity and diffusion

The surname Abiekwe is the 3,141,416th most commonly used last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 186,860,152 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Abiekwe reside; 95 percent reside in West Africa and 95 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name Abiekwe is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 37 people, or 1 in 4,787,642. In Nigeria Abiekwe is most frequent in: Edo, where 95 percent live, Lagos, where 3 percent live and Rivers, where 3 percent live. Barring Nigeria this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 3 percent live and The United States, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Abiekwue931/
Abikwe9216/
Abekwe924/
Obiekwe864,963/
Aboekwe8613/
Abekwei862/
Ebiekwe861/
Abeakwe861/
Abaekwue8018/
Abajekwe8017/
Obijekwe8014/
Obiekweh806/
Obiekwue801/
Abajikwe801/
Obiiekwe801/
Haibekwe801/
Abekwa77740/
Obekwe77320/
Ebekwe77158/
Obikwe77129/
Abikwi7761/
Abigwe7759/
Abikwa7746/
Abukwe775/
Abekue771/
Obiekw771/
Habeikwue751/
Obuekwe71277/
Abiegbe71251/
Obeikwe7121/
Obiegwe7117/
Oviekwe7111/
Obiokwe7110/
Obikwue714/
Oboekwe713/
Obiekwa712/
Obikweh712/
Gobekwe712/
Abiogwe711/
Abikwoa711/
Obeekwe711/
Obiikwe711/
Ebaikwe711/
Obikwee711/
Abajkwe711/
Eibekwe711/
Aubukwe711/
Obekwue711/
Ebekweh711/
Obyekwe711/
Oviyekwe675/
Obiegwue673/
Obajekwe672/
Gaibicwe671/
Obiikwue671/
Abaiegbe671/
Abajekue671/

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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
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  • 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 Abiekwe
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