Adekweh Surname
Approximately 11 people bear this surname
Adekweh Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 9 | 1:19,682,529 | 291,344 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Adekweh Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Adekweh Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Adekweh is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Adekweh.
How Common Is The Last Name Adekweh? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 5,812,366th most commonly held family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 82 percent of Adekweh reside; 82 percent reside in West Africa and 82 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
Adekweh is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 19,682,529. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Federal Capital Territory, where 56 percent live, Lagos, where 22 percent live and Rivers, where 11 percent live. Beside Nigeria this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Iceland, where 9 percent live and The United States, where 9 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adiekweh | 93 | 4 | / |
| Adekwe | 92 | 30 | / |
| Adiekwe | 86 | 57 | / |
| Adiekwue | 80 | 48 | / |
| Adiekweu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Adokwe | 77 | 629 | / |
| Adikwe | 77 | 102 | / |
| Adegwe | 77 | 52 | / |
| Adekwa | 77 | 15 | / |
| Odekwe | 77 | 12 | / |
| Edekwe | 77 | 9 | / |
| Adakwe | 77 | 5 | / |
| Adekue | 77 | 3 | / |
| Adokwei | 71 | 6 | / |
| Adiegwe | 71 | 5 | / |
| Adikwue | 71 | 4 | / |
| Adigweh | 71 | 4 | / |
| Uodekwe | 71 | 3 | / |
| Adigkwe | 71 | 2 | / |
| Adeigwe | 71 | 2 | / |
| Adegbeh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hadekwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Adakwue | 71 | 1 | / |
| Odiekwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Adiekwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Addokwei | 67 | 3 | / |
| Auduikwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Adeangwe | 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 Adekweh
- 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