Chiekwu Surname
Approximately 81 people bear this surname
Chiekwu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 78 | 1:2,271,061 | 76,915 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Chiekwu (20) may also be a first name.
Chiekwu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chiekwu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chiekwu occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Chiekwu.
How Common Is The Last Name Chiekwu? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,091,648th most commonly held last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 89,969,703 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Chiekwu are found; 96 percent are found in West Africa and 96 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Chiekwu is also the 2,446,817th most widely held given name in the world, held by 20 people.
This surname is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 78 people, or 1 in 2,271,061. In Nigeria Chiekwu is mostly found in: Delta, where 68 percent are found, Lagos, where 22 percent are found and Nasarawa, where 4 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 2 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chijekwu | 93 | 13 | / |
| Chikwu | 92 | 249 | / |
| Chekwu | 92 | 23 | / |
| Chijiekwu | 88 | 5 | / |
| Chiegwu | 86 | 438 | / |
| Cheukwu | 86 | 19 | / |
| Chuikwu | 86 | 10 | / |
| Chekwus | 86 | 2 | / |
| Chikwau | 86 | 2 | / |
| Chikweu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Hekwu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Chikwuha | 80 | 1 | / |
| Cheukwuu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chukwu | 77 | 368,570 | / |
| Chegwu | 77 | 8 | / |
| Chigwu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chigbeu | 71 | 283 | / |
| Chuckwu | 71 | 243 | / |
| Chiegbu | 71 | 94 | / |
| Chukkwu | 71 | 51 | / |
| Chukwuu | 71 | 29 | / |
| Chukwwu | 71 | 23 | / |
| Chuukwu | 71 | 22 | / |
| Chhukwu | 71 | 7 | / |
| Chukwuh | 71 | 4 | / |
| Chukwhu | 71 | 3 | / |
| Chuhkwu | 71 | 2 | / |
| Chigueu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chukwui | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chujkwu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hchukwu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chigweu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chukkkwu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gikwu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chiegbeu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chucckwu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jikwu | 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 Chiekwu
- 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