Amekwi Surname
Approximately 658 people bear this surname
Amekwi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 658 | 1:70,182 | 6,657 |
Amekwi Demographics
Amekwi Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Amekwi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Amekwi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Amekwi occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Amekwi? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 500,196th most commonly occurring surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 11,075,298 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Amekwi reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
The last name is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is borne by 658 people, or 1 in 70,182. In Kenya Amekwi is primarily concentrated in: Turkana County, where 100 percent reside and Laikipia County, where 0 percent reside.
Amekwi Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amiekwi | 92 | 1 | / |
| Gamekwi | 92 | 1 | / |
| Emekwi | 83 | 1,779 | / |
| Amekwe | 83 | 29 | / |
| Amekui | 83 | 2 | / |
| Amekwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Amaekwe | 77 | 6 | / |
| Amekwue | 77 | 4 | / |
| Amiekwe | 77 | 4 | / |
| Ameakwe | 77 | 3 | / |
| Amakwai | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ajmekwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Amakwe | 67 | 915 | / |
| Omekwe | 67 | 808 | / |
| Amegwa | 67 | 363 | / |
| Emekwe | 67 | 219 | / |
| Amokwe | 67 | 91 | / |
| Amegwe | 67 | 24 | / |
| Omegwi | 67 | 9 | / |
| Emekui | 67 | 5 | / |
| Amegui | 67 | 2 | / |
| Amikwe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Amagwi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Omekwa | 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
- 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 Amekwi
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis