Ebiriekwe Surname

3,055,934th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 41 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ebiriekwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ebiriekwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria361:4,920,632129,434
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Ebiriekwe Last Name Facts

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

Ebiriekwe is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ebiriekwe? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ebiriekwe is the 3,055,934th most commonly occurring family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 177,745,022 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 88 percent of Ebiriekwe live; 88 percent live in West Africa and 88 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname Ebiriekwe is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 36 people, or 1 in 4,920,632. In Nigeria Ebiriekwe is mostly concentrated in: Lagos, where 44 percent are found, Rivers, where 36 percent are found and Abia, where 8 percent are found. Other than Nigeria it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 10 percent are found and Switzerland, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ibiriekwe892/
Eberekwe826/
Obirikwe823/
Ebirigwe823/
Oberekwe713/
Abirigwe711/
Eberegbe5912/
Oberigwe591/
Ibirigbe591/
Ebereghwa569/
Jbeirigue561/

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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
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  • 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 Ebiriekwe
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