Amukwe Surname
Approximately 27 people bear this surname
Amukwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 25 | 1:7,085,710 | 162,099 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Amukwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Amukwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Amukwe is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Amukwe click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Amukwe? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,798,600th most commonly held family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 269,909,108 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Amukwe reside; 93 percent reside in West Africa and 93 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The last name is most common in Nigeria, where it is held by 25 people, or 1 in 7,085,710. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Enugu, where 60 percent live, Abia, where 12 percent live and Rivers, where 12 percent live. Apart from Nigeria Amukwe occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 4 percent live and South Africa, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amaukwe | 92 | 4 | / |
| Amuekwe | 92 | 1 | / |
| Amukwa | 83 | 698 | / |
| Amokwe | 83 | 91 | / |
| Omukwe | 83 | 6 | / |
| Amikwe | 83 | 2 | / |
| Amugwe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Amaukwa | 77 | 4 | / |
| Omuekwe | 77 | 4 | / |
| Amiekwe | 77 | 4 | / |
| Omunkwe | 77 | 3 | / |
| Omoukwe | 77 | 3 | / |
| Ameukwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Amugwei | 77 | 1 | / |
| Omounkwe | 71 | 3 | / |
| Amukwaja | 71 | 2 | / |
| Omunkwea | 71 | 1 | / |
| Omokwe | 67 | 937 | / |
| Amugwa | 67 | 44 | / |
| Amugbe | 67 | 31 | / |
| Hamukwaja | 67 | 21 | / |
| Amigwe | 67 | 10 | / |
| Omugwe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Amugue | 67 | 2 | / |
| Amique | 67 | 2 | / |
| Amukui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Amokwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Amokue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Omukwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Emikwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Haamungwe | 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 Amukwe
- 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