Alukwu Surname
Approximately 546 people bear this surname
Alukwu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 508 | 1:348,706 | 18,847 |
| United States | 21 | 1:17,259,949 | 572,238 |
| England | 16 | 1:3,482,379 | 114,324 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
Alukwu (22) may also be a first name.
Alukwu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Alukwu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Alukwu is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Alukwu? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 576,198th most frequently used surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 13,347,154 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 93 percent of Alukwu are found; 93 percent are found in West Africa and 93 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Alukwu is also the 2,301,746th most frequently used first name world-wide It is held by 22 people.
It is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 508 people, or 1 in 348,706. In Nigeria Alukwu is primarily concentrated in: Enugu, where 61 percent reside, Federal Capital Territory, where 10 percent reside and Cross River, where 5 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 4 percent reside and England, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alaukwu | 92 | 711 | / |
| Aliukwu | 92 | 44 | / |
| Aleukwu | 92 | 3 | / |
| Aalukwu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Alunkwu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Aalaukwu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Alaugkwu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Alaukwwu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Olukwu | 83 | 350 | / |
| Alugwu | 83 | 66 | / |
| Alokwu | 83 | 57 | / |
| Alikwu | 83 | 47 | / |
| Elukwu | 83 | 8 | / |
| Aliugwu | 77 | 39 | / |
| Olaukwu | 77 | 5 | / |
| Aliekwu | 77 | 4 | / |
| Aluegwu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Oloukwu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Olukweu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Aelikwu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Olokwu | 67 | 533 | / |
| Elikwu | 67 | 389 | / |
| Elugwu | 67 | 333 | / |
| Alogwu | 67 | 119 | / |
| Olugwu | 67 | 50 | / |
| Aligwu | 67 | 32 | / |
| Alugbu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aliegwu | 62 | 220 | / |
| Holokwu | 62 | 16 | / |
| Olougwu | 62 | 3 | / |
| Olungwu | 62 | 3 | / |
| Oylokwu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Eleugwu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Oleugwu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Oluegwu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Oelugwu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Eliugwu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Ojlugwu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Elickwu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Alougbou | 57 | 1 | / |
| Ologwu | 50 | 481 | / |
| Eligwu | 50 | 94 | / |
| Olugbu | 50 | 24 | / |
| Oloukoueou | 50 | 5 | / |
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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 Alukwu
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