Alekwe Surname

584,278th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 536 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Alekwe Surname User-submission:

The Alekwe surname means 'the land agrees'.

Alekwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria5341:331,72818,109
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459

Alekwe (13) may also be a first name.

Alekwe Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Alekwe surname means 'the land agrees'.

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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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Alaekwe92511/
Aleakwe9230/
Aloekwe9221/
Aliekwe9217/
Aleikwe923/
Alekwue923/
Alekhwe921/
Aalekwe921/
Aliekwue8614/
Aleakhwe861/
Alaekkwe861/
Aileakwe861/
Alakwe83847/
Alikwe83263/
Elekwe83252/
Alekwa83235/
Alokwe83222/
Alegwe836/
Olekwe833/
Alekue831/
Ahalekwue802/
Oliekwe7724/
Aliegwe7711/
Aliekwa775/
Alakwue773/
Alikwey771/
Aliakwe771/
Aleakue771/
Eleikwe771/
Ahalaekwue759/
Ahaleakwue751/
Olekw735/
Aleskwiz7115/
Alegbe673,344/
Aligwe671,219/
Alegue67963/
Olekwa6777/
Alikwi6732/
Alagwe6716/
Alegwa678/
Elikwe676/
Olokwe672/
Elegwe672/
Aleque672/
Alikwa671/
Ahalakwue671/
Alogwe671/
Elekwi671/
Olikwe671/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Alekwe
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