Aligwekwe Surname

910,497th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 292 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Aligwekwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Aligwekwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2501:708,57132,605
United States251:14,498,357517,445
England161:3,482,379114,324
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Aligwekwe (11) may also be a first name.

Aligwekwe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Aligwekwe is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Aligwekwe? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 910,497th most widely held family name globally, borne by around 1 in 24,957,349 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 86 percent of Aligwekwe live; 86 percent live in West Africa and 86 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most widely held given name worldwide, held by 11 people.

It is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 250 people, or 1 in 708,571. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Lagos, where 36 percent reside, Abia, where 24 percent reside and Rivers, where 15 percent reside. Besides Nigeria this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 9 percent reside and England, where 5 percent reside.

Aligwekwe Last Name Statistics demography

Aligwekwe earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 25.44% more than the national average, earning $54,125 USD per year.

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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 Aligwekwe
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