Adikwu Surname
Approximately 11,080 people bear this surname
Adikwu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 10,780 | 1:16,433 | 1,592 |
| Ghana | 277 | 1:97,548 | 9,187 |
| England | 11 | 1:5,065,278 | 148,650 |
| Liberia | 7 | 1:629,791 | 27,063 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
Adikwu (1,153) may also be a first name.
Adikwu Demographics
Adikwu Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Adikwu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Adikwu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Adikwu is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Adikwu? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 46,771st most commonly held surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 657,721 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Adikwu live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 234,291st most commonly occurring forename internationally. It is borne by 1,153 people.
Adikwu is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 10,780 people, or 1 in 16,433. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Benue, where 55 percent are found, Lagos, where 5 percent are found and Kaduna, where 5 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria this last name is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in Ghana, where 3 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.
Adikwu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Adikwu last name is chiefly Christian (98%) in Nigeria.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adaikwu | 92 | 362 | / |
| Adoikwu | 92 | 19 | / |
| Adeikwu | 92 | 9 | / |
| Adiekwu | 92 | 6 | / |
| Aduikwu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Aidikwu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Adikkwu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Adickwu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Adiekweu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Adukwu | 83 | 4,788 | / |
| Adigwu | 83 | 812 | / |
| Adekwu | 83 | 337 | / |
| Edikwu | 83 | 38 | / |
| Odikwu | 83 | 3 | / |
| Adiegwu | 77 | 152 | / |
| Odiokwu | 77 | 73 | / |
| Odaikwu | 77 | 57 | / |
| Edeikwu | 77 | 24 | / |
| Odeikwu | 77 | 14 | / |
| Adiogwu | 77 | 6 | / |
| Adeukwu | 77 | 6 | / |
| Edikwwu | 77 | 4 | / |
| Aidukwu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Adukkwu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Aadukwu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Adaigwu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hadukwu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ochdikwu | 71 | 4 | / |
| Adegwu | 67 | 515 | / |
| Odukwu | 67 | 471 | / |
| Edukwu | 67 | 448 | / |
| Odahiekwu | 67 | 17 | / |
| Adugwu | 67 | 16 | / |
| Odigwu | 67 | 11 | / |
| Odekwu | 67 | 11 | / |
| Adigbu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Edekwu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Edigwu | 67 | 2 | / |
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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 Adikwu
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