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

Ehikwe is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ehikwe? popularity and diffusion

It is the 449,013th most frequently occurring family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 9,614,177 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Ehikwe are found; 97 percent are found in West Africa and 97 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,874,099th most commonly occurring first name on earth, held by 31 people.

The surname Ehikwe is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 736 people, or 1 in 240,683. In Nigeria Ehikwe is most prevalent in: Delta, where 56 percent reside, Edo, where 19 percent reside and Lagos, where 7 percent reside. Not including Nigeria this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in England, where 2 percent reside and Canada, where 1 percent reside.

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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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
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis