Azikwe Surname
Approximately 365 people bear this surname
Azikwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 364 | 1:486,656 | 24,409 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Azikwe (125) may also be a first name.
Azikwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Azikwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Azikwe is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Azikwe? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 777,192nd most numerous family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 19,965,879 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Azikwe reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Azikwe is also the 832,731st most commonly used forename at a global level. It is borne by 125 people.
This surname is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 364 people, or 1 in 486,656. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Bayelsa, where 48 percent live, Delta, where 26 percent live and Lagos, where 5 percent live. Outside of Nigeria this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aziekwe | 92 | 99 | / |
| Azikwei | 92 | 10 | / |
| Azikewe | 92 | 4 | / |
| Aziekwei | 86 | 1 | / |
| Azikewei | 86 | 1 | / |
| Adzikwei | 86 | 1 | / |
| Asikwe | 83 | 77 | / |
| Ezikwe | 83 | 28 | / |
| Azigwe | 83 | 18 | / |
| Azekwe | 83 | 17 | / |
| Azikwa | 83 | 4 | / |
| Ozikwe | 83 | 2 | / |
| Aziekw | 83 | 2 | / |
| Agikwe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Hadzikwei | 80 | 2 | / |
| Eziekwe | 77 | 634 | / |
| Azuigwe | 77 | 18 | / |
| Ezeikwe | 77 | 10 | / |
| Achikwe | 77 | 2 | / |
| Osaikwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Aisikwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ozuikwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Asiekwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Azikewi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ezeigkwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Asjhikwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ezekwe | 67 | 3,754 | / |
| Azigbe | 67 | 61 | / |
| Ajigwe | 67 | 35 | / |
| Ezigwe | 67 | 35 | / |
| Asigwe | 67 | 31 | / |
| Ozekwe | 67 | 24 | / |
| Ozigwe | 67 | 21 | / |
| Azigue | 67 | 17 | / |
| Esikwe | 67 | 17 | / |
| Osikwe | 67 | 11 | / |
| Asekwe | 67 | 10 | / |
| Agigwe | 67 | 6 | / |
| Azique | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ogikwe | 67 | 3 | / |
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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 Azikwe
- 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