Cukwuemeka Surname

1,257,535th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 183 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Cukwuemeka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cukwuemeka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1821:973,31241,407
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Cukwuemeka (23) may also be a first name.

Cukwuemeka Last Name Facts

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

The last name Cukwuemeka occurs most in Nigeria. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Cukwuemeka.

How Common Is The Last Name Cukwuemeka? popularity and diffusion

Cukwuemeka is the 1,257,535th most prevalent family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 39,822,655 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Cukwuemeka live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Cukwuemeka is also the 2,239,265th most frequently used forename in the world, held by 23 people.

The last name Cukwuemeka is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is held by 182 people, or 1 in 973,312. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Borno, where 88 percent are found, Edo, where 5 percent are found and Abia, where 3 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria this last name exists in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Cukwuemeka Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Cukwuemeka last name is predominantly Muslim (90%) in Nigeria.

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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 Cukwuemeka
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