Atekwe Surname
Approximately 24 people bear this surname
Atekwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 19 | 1:9,323,303 | 191,560 |
| Cameroon | 5 | 1:4,153,814 | 129,697 |
Atekwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Atekwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Atekwe is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of Atekwe click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Atekwe? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 4,034,050th most commonly held surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 303,647,746 people. Atekwe occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Atekwe live; 79 percent live in West Africa and 79 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
It is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 19 people, or 1 in 9,323,303. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Plateau, where 74 percent reside, Benue, where 21 percent reside and Bayelsa, where 5 percent reside. Barring Nigeria this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Cameroon, where 21 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ateikwe | 92 | 58 | / |
| Ataekwe | 92 | 1 | / |
| Atekwei | 92 | 1 | / |
| Atakwe | 83 | 58 | / |
| Etekwe | 83 | 39 | / |
| Atikwe | 83 | 17 | / |
| Otekwe | 83 | 16 | / |
| Atekwa | 83 | 3 | / |
| Atekwi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ategwe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Otiekwe | 77 | 52 | / |
| Oteikwe | 77 | 6 | / |
| Gatikwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ataegwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ateqw | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ategbe | 67 | 518 | / |
| Atigwe | 67 | 151 | / |
| Ategwa | 67 | 113 | / |
| Atogwe | 67 | 98 | / |
| Atagwe | 67 | 60 | / |
| Atikwa | 67 | 49 | / |
| Etokwe | 67 | 46 | / |
| Ateque | 67 | 32 | / |
| Etikwe | 67 | 7 | / |
| Ategue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Etegwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Otikwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Otokwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oteikw | 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 Atekwe
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