Echikwa Surname
Approximately 248 people bear this surname
Echikwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 241 | 1:735,032 | 33,525 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
Echikwa (20) may also be a first name.
Echikwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Echikwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Echikwa occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Echikwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Echikwa is the 1,020,242nd most commonly used family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 29,385,266 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Echikwa reside; 97 percent reside in West Africa and 97 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Echikwa is also the 2,446,817th most frequently held first name globally, borne by 20 people.
The surname Echikwa is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 241 people, or 1 in 735,032. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Rivers, where 91 percent are found, Bayelsa, where 7 percent are found and Lagos, where 1 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 2 percent are found and Ireland, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ecikwa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ochikwa | 86 | 68 | / |
| Echukwa | 86 | 14 | / |
| Echigwa | 86 | 11 | / |
| Echekwa | 86 | 6 | / |
| Achikwa | 86 | 5 | / |
| Ichikwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Echikwe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Hachikwa | 80 | 13 | / |
| Echingwa | 80 | 2 | / |
| Ezikwa | 77 | 90 | / |
| Ecigwa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ejikwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Icikwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ahachikwa | 75 | 3 | / |
| Achekwa | 71 | 126 | / |
| Achukwa | 71 | 24 | / |
| Echigwo | 71 | 23 | / |
| Echekwe | 71 | 7 | / |
| Echigwe | 71 | 6 | / |
| Echegwa | 71 | 5 | / |
| Ochukwa | 71 | 4 | / |
| Ezeikwa | 71 | 3 | / |
| Echugwa | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ejeikwa | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ezhikwo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ichukwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ochekwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Achigwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Echigba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Echekwo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Echigua | 71 | 1 | / |
| Echukwo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ichekwai | 67 | 20 | / |
| Echekwuo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ochekwah | 67 | 2 | / |
| Echekwei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ichhikwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ocheukwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ocheikwo | 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 Echikwa
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