Ekediegwu Surname

1,235,409th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 188 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ekediegwu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ekediegwu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1801:984,12641,775
England71:7,959,723202,100
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679

Ekediegwu Last Name Facts

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

Ekediegwu is most common in Nigeria. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ekediegwu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,235,409th most commonly occurring family name in the world, held by around 1 in 38,763,542 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Ekediegwu reside; 96 percent reside in West Africa and 96 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This surname is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 180 people, or 1 in 984,126. In Nigeria Ekediegwu is most common in: Enugu, where 78 percent reside, Plateau, where 8 percent reside and Lagos, where 7 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 4 percent reside and The Ivory Coast, where 1 percent reside.

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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
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  • 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 Ekediegwu
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