Alekwa Surname

1,061,269th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 235 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Alekwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Alekwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1571:470,57138,110
Kenya661:699,69530,103
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Alekwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Alekwa has its highest incidence in The DR Congo. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Alekwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Alekwa is the 1,061,269th most widespread family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 31,010,834 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Alekwa reside; 67 percent reside in Central Africa and 67 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.

The surname is most frequently used in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 157 people, or 1 in 470,571. Without taking into account The DR Congo Alekwa exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 28 percent live and Nigeria, where 3 percent live.

Alekwa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Alekwa surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Aliekwa925/
Alekhwa924/
Aleankwa861/
Aleakwah861/
Elekwa833,128/
Alekwe83536/
Alekua83104/
Olekwa8377/
Alakwa8344/
Alokwa8328/
Alegwa838/
Alikwa831/
Aleakwe7730/
Alakwaa7728/
Galekua7727/
Aliekwe7717/
Alegwua776/
Alakwah775/
Halegwa773/
Aleikwe773/
Alekwue773/
Ellekwa772/
Galegwa771/
Eleckwa771/
Aalekwe771/
Galikwa771/
Galékwa771/
Alekuah771/
Alegwas771/
Aliekwo771/
Eleakwa771/
Aliegwa771/
Allegwa771/
Ahulegwa7150/
Ahalakwa7118/
Aleskwiz7115/
Aliekwue7114/
Alakwa'a714/
Aileakwe711/
Alegba67712/
Olekua67699/
Elegwa67569/
Alagwa67530/
Alikwe67263/
Aligwa6778/
Olakwa6743/
Alikwi6732/
Alikua6732/
Olegwa6727/
Alegua679/
Alegwe676/
Alegwo676/
Elakwa673/
Alogwa673/
Olekwe673/
Alakua672/
Alokua672/
Alikwo672/
Elekua672/
Ahalekwue672/
Alekue671/
Alakwo671/
Olecwa671/
Elokwa671/
Olokwa671/
Elekwo671/

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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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