Chukwu Surname

1,456th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 368,570 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Chukwu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chukwu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria363,5251:48758
Ghana2,1471:12,5851,652
Togo9451:7,6701,744
United States7371:491,80341,508
England4161:133,93813,173
South Africa1961:276,41727,312
Canada871:423,51337,101
Spain801:584,40027,603
Iceland351:10,8601,018
Cameroon321:649,03348,340
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Ireland271:174,4057,679
Brazil241:8,919,764194,226
Northern Ireland211:87,8595,745
Netherlands181:938,17663,634
Benin181:574,20035,798
Germany181:4,472,526177,866
Burkina Faso161:1,147,00610,865
Scotland121:446,15118,166
Qatar121:196,50026,891
China111:124,301,9616,553
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Senegal101:1,457,9343,873
Belgium101:1,149,66482,403
Ecuador91:1,767,31620,027
Swaziland91:144,244719
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
India91:85,229,487684,495
Finland71:785,24338,644
Italy71:8,736,670118,213
Poland61:6,334,792156,558
Liberia51:881,70733,815
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Ukraine31:15,174,232372,501
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Congo21:2,494,54828,763
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
France21:33,211,361423,184
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Turks and Caicos Islands11:34,329862
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Belize11:355,4743,977
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Chukwu (45,375) may also be a first name.

Chukwu Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Chukwu Come From? nationality or country of origin

Chukwu occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Chukwu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Chukwu is the 1,456th most commonly used family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 19,772 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chukwu are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 20,065th most widely held first name in the world, borne by 45,375 people.

The last name is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is held by 363,525 people, or 1 in 487. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Anambra, where 18 percent live, Imo, where 16 percent live and Enugu, where 15 percent live. Aside from Nigeria this surname exists in 78 countries. It also occurs in Ghana, where 1 percent live and Togo, where 0 percent live.

Chukwu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is principally Christian (99%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Chukwu surname are 38.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 91.67% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Chukwu earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 19.75% less than the national average, earning 277,743 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 22.89% more than the national average, earning R 292,044 per year; in United States they earn 3.14% less than the national average, earning $41,795 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.04% less than the national average, earning $48,667 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chuckwu92243/
Chukkwu9251/
Chukwuu9229/
Chukwwu9223/
Chuukwu9222/
Cheukwu9219/
Chuikwu9210/
Chutkwu927/
Chhukwu927/
Tchukwu924/
Chukwuh924/
Chukwhu923/
Chukcwu923/
Chuhkwu922/
Chukwuz921/
Chukwui921/
Chujkwu921/
Choukwu921/
Chgukwu921/
Hchukwu921/
Chukwut921/
Cukwu9136/
Hukwu917/
Chukwuua861/
Chuckhwu861/
Chucckwu861/
Chukkkwu861/
Dchukwuu861/
Cheukwuu861/
Chikwu83249/
Chokwu8314/
Cuhkwu838/
Chugwu834/
Hcukwu832/
Caukwu831/
Khukwu831/
Cuckwu831/
Uanchukwu801/
Chuckwuha801/
Chiekwu7781/
Chikwau772/
Chikweu771/
Jukwu7331/
Zukwu731/
Chaungwu714/
Chuckwoo711/
Chugbu6710/
Zeukwu676/
Chogwu675/
Tchougweu672/
Chigwu671/
Tchougwou671/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Chukwu
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