Ehikwe Surname

449,013th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 758 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ehikwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ehikwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria7361:240,68313,975
England121:4,643,172139,951
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Ehikwe (31) may also be a first name.

Ehikwe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ehikwe is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Ehikwe click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ehikwe? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ehikwe is the 449,013th most prevalent surname globally It is held by around 1 in 9,614,177 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Ehikwe live; 97 percent live in West Africa and 97 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,874,099th most frequently used forename globally, borne by 31 people.

Ehikwe is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 736 people, or 1 in 240,683. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Delta, where 56 percent are found, Edo, where 19 percent are found and Lagos, where 7 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also found in England, where 2 percent are found and Canada, where 1 percent are found.

Ehikwe Last Name Statistics demography

Ehikwe earn a lot less than the average income. In Canada they earn 49.43% less than the national average, earning $25,123 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Ehiekwe921/
Ehikkwe921/
Ehikue8353/
Ahikwe8312/
Ihikwe832/
Ohikwe831/
Ihiekwe7731/
Ejiekwe777/
Ahuikwe773/
Hiidkwe771/
Yekwe73377/
Ekwey7370/
Jekwe7314/
Iekwe731/
Ekwge731/
Ekgwe731/
Egkwe731/
Ehgwe731/
Ihekwe6771/
Ijekwe6745/
Ehigbe6717/
Ehigue6715/
Ijikwe6712/
Ahekwe6710/
Eckwey678/
Ohigwe676/
Ohekwe675/
Genkwe673/
Heukwe672/
Ahigwe671/
Ekwuhe671/
Hjikwa671/
Yenkwe671/
Jeukwe671/
Jekweu671/
Uiekwe671/
Jekwue671/
Jeikwa671/
Eukweh671/
Eghwey670/

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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 Ehikwe
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