Edekwu Surname
10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria
Edekwu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edeikwu | 92 | 24 | / |
| Adekwu | 83 | 337 | / |
| Edikwu | 83 | 38 | / |
| Edegwu | 83 | 18 | / |
| Odekwu | 83 | 11 | / |
| Idekwu | 83 | 7 | / |
| Edakwu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ydekwu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Odoekwu | 77 | 35 | / |
| Edeugwu | 77 | 22 | / |
| Edeagwu | 77 | 16 | / |
| Odeikwu | 77 | 14 | / |
| Adeikwu | 77 | 9 | / |
| Adeukwu | 77 | 6 | / |
| Adiekwu | 77 | 6 | / |
| Eidegwu | 77 | 4 | / |
| Edikwwu | 77 | 4 | / |
| Edeegwu | 77 | 4 | / |
| Adiekweu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Adikwu | 67 | 11,080 | / |
| Idikwu | 67 | 2,179 | / |
| Idegwu | 67 | 1,348 | / |
| Adokwu | 67 | 733 | / |
| Adegwu | 67 | 515 | / |
| Odegwu | 67 | 217 | / |
| Odokwu | 67 | 154 | / |
| Adakwu | 67 | 151 | / |
| Idakwu | 67 | 75 | / |
| Edogwu | 67 | 57 | / |
| Idokwu | 67 | 34 | / |
| Odahiekwu | 67 | 17 | / |
| Odikwu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Edigwu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Edagwu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Edegbu | 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 Edekwu
- 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