Amokwe Surname
Approximately 91 people bear this surname
Amokwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 90 | 1:1,968,253 | 69,534 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
Amokwe (12) may also be a first name.
Amokwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Amokwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Amokwe is most common in Nigeria. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Amokwe? popularity and diffusion
The surname Amokwe is the 1,955,159th most frequently occurring last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 80,082,922 people. The last name Amokwe is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Amokwe reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Amokwe is also the 3,306,491st most widespread first name in the world. It is borne by 12 people.
It is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 90 people, or 1 in 1,968,253. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Abia, where 46 percent reside, Enugu, where 21 percent reside and Lagos, where 16 percent reside. Besides Nigeria Amokwe is found in one country. It also occurs in Germany, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Omokwe | 83 | 937 | / |
| Amakwe | 83 | 915 | / |
| Amekwe | 83 | 29 | / |
| Amukwe | 83 | 27 | / |
| Amokwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Amokue | 83 | 1 | / |
| Amokwuije | 80 | 1 | / |
| Amankwe | 77 | 219 | / |
| Amokoue | 77 | 66 | / |
| Omoikwe | 77 | 10 | / |
| Amaekwe | 77 | 6 | / |
| Omoekwe | 77 | 5 | / |
| Amaukwe | 77 | 4 | / |
| Amekwue | 77 | 4 | / |
| Ammakwe | 77 | 3 | / |
| Omoukwe | 77 | 3 | / |
| Amokgbe | 77 | 2 | / |
| Amakwue | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ajmekwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hamakwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gamakwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Amokuie | 77 | 1 | / |
| Amakhwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Omounkwe | 71 | 3 | / |
| Hammockwest | 71 | 1 | / |
| Amankwei | 71 | 1 | / |
| Amahakwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Omekwe | 67 | 808 | / |
| Amukwa | 67 | 698 | / |
| Amekwi | 67 | 658 | / |
| Emekwe | 67 | 219 | / |
| Amogwa | 67 | 27 | / |
| Amegwe | 67 | 24 | / |
| Amakwa | 67 | 24 | / |
| Omokwa | 67 | 22 | / |
| Amogbe | 67 | 19 | / |
| Amakue | 67 | 13 | / |
| Omogwe | 67 | 10 | / |
| Omakwe | 67 | 9 | / |
| Omukwe | 67 | 6 | / |
| Hamokwaya | 67 | 5 | / |
| Emakwe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Omokue | 67 | 2 | / |
| Amugwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Amoque | 67 | 1 | / |
| Amogue | 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 Amokwe
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