Adumekwe Surname

754,238th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 380 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Cayman Islands

Adumekwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Adumekwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3671:482,67824,238
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
England31:18,572,686338,250
Cayman Islands21:31,9461,715
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Adumekwe Last Name Facts

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

Adumekwe is found most in Nigeria. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Adumekwe.

How Common Is The Last Name Adumekwe? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 754,238th most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 19,177,752 people. Adumekwe occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Adumekwe live; 97 percent live in West Africa and 97 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This surname is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 367 people, or 1 in 482,678. In Nigeria it is most common in: Lagos, where 38 percent reside, Delta, where 19 percent reside and Abia, where 14 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Adimekwe88354/
Adimaekwe821/
Adiemekwe821/
Adimegwe753/
Odumegwe752/
Adimokwe751/
Adimakwe751/
Odumegbe6315/
Odimegwe639/
Odimigwe503/

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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 Adumekwe
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