Alekua Surname
Approximately 104 people bear this surname
Alekua Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 103 | 1:379,022 | 24,191 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
Alekua Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Alekua Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Alekua occurs more in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Alekua? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,806,862nd most frequently held family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 70,072,557 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Alekua are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 97 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
It is most commonly held in Uganda, where it is carried by 103 people, or 1 in 379,022. In Uganda Alekua is mostly found in: Arua District, where 97 percent reside, Maracha District, where 1 percent reside and Wakiso District, where 1 percent reside. Besides Uganda Alekua is found in one country. It also occurs in Benin, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Galekua | 92 | 27 | / |
| Alekuah | 92 | 1 | / |
| Olekua | 83 | 699 | / |
| Alekwa | 83 | 235 | / |
| Alikua | 83 | 32 | / |
| Alegua | 83 | 9 | / |
| Elekua | 83 | 2 | / |
| Alakua | 83 | 2 | / |
| Alokua | 83 | 2 | / |
| Halegua | 77 | 167 | / |
| Aulakua | 77 | 63 | / |
| Oleakua | 77 | 31 | / |
| Halakua | 77 | 23 | / |
| Alegwua | 77 | 6 | / |
| Aliekwa | 77 | 5 | / |
| Aleguay | 77 | 3 | / |
| Aliakua | 77 | 1 | / |
| Alequas | 77 | 1 | / |
| Eleakua | 77 | 1 | / |
| Alezqua | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hallegua | 71 | 10 | / |
| Alackqua | 71 | 5 | / |
| Aleakwah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Aleankwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Elekwa | 67 | 3,128 | / |
| Alegba | 67 | 712 | / |
| Olekwa | 67 | 77 | / |
| Alakwa | 67 | 44 | / |
| Olegua | 67 | 36 | / |
| Alaqua | 67 | 33 | / |
| Alokwa | 67 | 28 | / |
| Olakua | 67 | 15 | / |
| Aligua | 67 | 13 | / |
| Elekuo | 67 | 10 | / |
| Alegwa | 67 | 8 | / |
| Alacua | 67 | 8 | / |
| Elakua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Alicua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Alikwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Alakuo | 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 Alekua
- 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