Alekwe Surname
Approximately 536 people bear this surname
Alekwe Surname User-submission:
The Alekwe surname means 'the land agrees'.
Alekwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 534 | 1:331,728 | 18,109 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
Alekwe (13) may also be a first name.
Alekwe Surname Meaning
Alekwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Alekwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Alekwe is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Alekwe? popularity and diffusion
The surname Alekwe is the 584,278th most commonly occurring last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 13,596,168 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Alekwe are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,159,357th most commonly held first name throughout the world It is held by 13 people.
This last name is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 534 people, or 1 in 331,728. In Nigeria it is most common in: Delta, where 42 percent reside, Edo, where 28 percent reside and Lagos, where 7 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Egypt, where 0 percent reside and Venezuela, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alaekwe | 92 | 511 | / |
| Aleakwe | 92 | 30 | / |
| Aloekwe | 92 | 21 | / |
| Aliekwe | 92 | 17 | / |
| Aleikwe | 92 | 3 | / |
| Alekwue | 92 | 3 | / |
| Alekhwe | 92 | 1 | / |
| Aalekwe | 92 | 1 | / |
| Aliekwue | 86 | 14 | / |
| Aleakhwe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Alaekkwe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Aileakwe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Alakwe | 83 | 847 | / |
| Alikwe | 83 | 263 | / |
| Elekwe | 83 | 252 | / |
| Alekwa | 83 | 235 | / |
| Alokwe | 83 | 222 | / |
| Alegwe | 83 | 6 | / |
| Olekwe | 83 | 3 | / |
| Alekue | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ahalekwue | 80 | 2 | / |
| Oliekwe | 77 | 24 | / |
| Aliegwe | 77 | 11 | / |
| Aliekwa | 77 | 5 | / |
| Alakwue | 77 | 3 | / |
| Alikwey | 77 | 1 | / |
| Aliakwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Aleakue | 77 | 1 | / |
| Eleikwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ahalaekwue | 75 | 9 | / |
| Ahaleakwue | 75 | 1 | / |
| Olekw | 73 | 5 | / |
| Aleskwiz | 71 | 15 | / |
| Alegbe | 67 | 3,344 | / |
| Aligwe | 67 | 1,219 | / |
| Alegue | 67 | 963 | / |
| Olekwa | 67 | 77 | / |
| Alikwi | 67 | 32 | / |
| Alagwe | 67 | 16 | / |
| Alegwa | 67 | 8 | / |
| Elikwe | 67 | 6 | / |
| Olokwe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Elegwe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Aleque | 67 | 2 | / |
| Alikwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ahalakwue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Alogwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Elekwi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Olikwe | 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
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- 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 Alekwe
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