Alaekwe Surname

606,498th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 511 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Alaekwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Alaekwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria5021:352,87419,032
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
England11:55,718,059489,080

Alaekwe (15) may also be a first name.

Alaekwe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Alaekwe occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Alaekwe click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Alaekwe? popularity and diffusion

It is the 606,498th most frequent surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 14,261,342 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Alaekwe reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,900,335th most frequently occurring first name at a global level, held by 15 people.

The surname is most common in Nigeria, where it is carried by 502 people, or 1 in 352,874. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Abia, where 28 percent live, Enugu, where 24 percent live and Cross River, where 15 percent live. Beside Nigeria this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent live and Germany, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Alaekkwe931/
Alakwe92847/
Alekwe92536/
Aloekwe8621/
Alakwue863/
Alekwue863/
Aliakwe861/
Aalekwe861/
Ahalaekwue829/
Ahalaekwoue782/
Elekwe77252/
Alokwe77222/
Alagwe7716/
Alegwe776/
Olekwe773/
Alekue771/
Ahalekwue752/
Ahalakwue751/
Alaghwe711/
Olioekwe6710/

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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 Alaekwe
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