Alekwa Surname
Approximately 235 people bear this surname
Alekwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 157 | 1:470,571 | 38,110 |
| Kenya | 66 | 1:699,695 | 30,103 |
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Alekwa Demographics
Alekwa Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Alekwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Alekwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Alekwa is carried by more people in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Alekwa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,061,269th most frequently used surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 31,010,834 people. The last name Alekwa occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Alekwa are found; 67 percent are found in Central Africa and 67 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.
The surname is most common in The DR Congo, where it is held by 157 people, or 1 in 470,571. Apart from The DR Congo Alekwa exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 28 percent reside and Nigeria, where 3 percent reside.
Alekwa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aliekwa | 92 | 5 | / |
| Alekhwa | 92 | 4 | / |
| Aleankwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Aleakwah | 86 | 1 | / |
| Elekwa | 83 | 3,128 | / |
| Alekwe | 83 | 536 | / |
| Alekua | 83 | 104 | / |
| Olekwa | 83 | 77 | / |
| Alakwa | 83 | 44 | / |
| Alokwa | 83 | 28 | / |
| Alegwa | 83 | 8 | / |
| Alikwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Aleakwe | 77 | 30 | / |
| Alakwaa | 77 | 28 | / |
| Galekua | 77 | 27 | / |
| Aliekwe | 77 | 17 | / |
| Alegwua | 77 | 6 | / |
| Alakwah | 77 | 5 | / |
| Halegwa | 77 | 3 | / |
| Aleikwe | 77 | 3 | / |
| Alekwue | 77 | 3 | / |
| Ellekwa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Galegwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Eleckwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Aalekwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Galikwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Galékwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Alekuah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Alegwas | 77 | 1 | / |
| Aliekwo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Eleakwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Aliegwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Allegwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ahulegwa | 71 | 50 | / |
| Ahalakwa | 71 | 18 | / |
| Aleskwiz | 71 | 15 | / |
| Aliekwue | 71 | 14 | / |
| Alakwa'a | 71 | 4 | / |
| Aileakwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Alegba | 67 | 712 | / |
| Olekua | 67 | 699 | / |
| Elegwa | 67 | 569 | / |
| Alagwa | 67 | 530 | / |
| Alikwe | 67 | 263 | / |
| Aligwa | 67 | 78 | / |
| Olakwa | 67 | 43 | / |
| Alikwi | 67 | 32 | / |
| Alikua | 67 | 32 | / |
| Olegwa | 67 | 27 | / |
| Alegua | 67 | 9 | / |
| Alegwe | 67 | 6 | / |
| Alegwo | 67 | 6 | / |
| Elakwa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Alogwa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Olekwe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Alakua | 67 | 2 | / |
| Alokua | 67 | 2 | / |
| Alikwo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Elekua | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ahalekwue | 67 | 2 | / |
| Alekue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Alakwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Olecwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Elokwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Olokwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Elekwo | 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 Alekwa
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