Echikwu Surname
1,691,963rd
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 116 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria
Echikwu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 116 | 1:1,527,093 | 57,948 |
Echikwu (20) may also be a first name.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Echeikwu | 93 | 11 | / |
| Eachikwus | 88 | 1 | / |
| Echekwu | 86 | 271 | / |
| Echukwu | 86 | 207 | / |
| Achikwu | 86 | 119 | / |
| Ochikwu | 86 | 9 | / |
| Ichikwu | 86 | 7 | / |
| Ocheikwu | 80 | 504 | / |
| Eechukwu | 80 | 22 | / |
| Ochiekwu | 80 | 6 | / |
| Oechukwu | 80 | 4 | / |
| Euchukwu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ezikwu | 77 | 26 | / |
| Egikwu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ochekwu | 71 | 1,469 | / |
| Achukwu | 71 | 710 | / |
| Ichukwu | 71 | 651 | / |
| Eziekwu | 71 | 238 | / |
| Ochukwu | 71 | 50 | / |
| Ezeikwu | 71 | 23 | / |
| Achigwu | 71 | 16 | / |
| Ichekwu | 71 | 12 | / |
| Ezuikwu | 71 | 7 | / |
| Achekwu | 71 | 7 | / |
| Ikhikwu | 71 | 6 | / |
| Ochigwu | 71 | 6 | / |
| Echegwu | 71 | 5 | / |
| Echigbu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ejaikwu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ochaigwu | 67 | 173 | / |
| Ocheigwu | 67 | 61 | / |
| Acheukwu | 67 | 4 | / |
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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 Echikwu
- 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