Ekechekwu Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Ekechekwu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Ekechekwu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ekechekwu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ekechekwu is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Ekechekwu.
How Common Is The Last Name Ekechekwu? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 10,311,814th most widely held family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 67 percent of Ekechekwu are found; 67 percent are found in West Africa and 67 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The last name Ekechekwu is most common in Nigeria, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 88,571,379. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Lagos, where 100 percent reside. Barring Nigeria Ekechekwu exists in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 33 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Okechekwu | 89 | 20 | / |
| Ikechekwu | 89 | 3 | / |
| Ekechikwu | 89 | 1 | / |
| Ikecheukwu | 84 | 4 | / |
| Okecheukwu | 84 | 1 | / |
| Okechikwu | 78 | 49 | / |
| Ikechikwu | 78 | 34 | / |
| Okechokwu | 78 | 8 | / |
| Ikechjkwu | 78 | 1 | / |
| Akacheukwu | 74 | 2 | / |
| Ikacheukwu | 74 | 1 | / |
| Okechuykwu | 74 | 1 | / |
| Okechuikwu | 74 | 1 | / |
| Okochikwu | 67 | 28 | / |
| Okachikwu | 67 | 5 | / |
| Akachikwu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ikachikwu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okochokwu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akachuikwu | 63 | 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 Ekechekwu
- 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