Ekedigwe Surname

1,765,740th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 108 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ekedigwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Ekedigwe Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1011:1,753,88963,997
United States71:51,779,848968,877

Ekedigwe Last Name Facts

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

Ekedigwe occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ekedigwe? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,765,740th most commonly occurring family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 67,477,277 people. Ekedigwe occurs mostly in Africa, where 94 percent of Ekedigwe reside; 94 percent reside in West Africa and 94 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 101 people, or 1 in 1,753,889. In Nigeria Ekedigwe is most frequent in: Enugu, where 86 percent reside, Kano, where 9 percent reside and Lagos, where 2 percent reside. Other than Nigeria this surname exists in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ekediegwe941/
Ikedigwe88111/
Okedigwe8811/
Akiedigwe822/
Okadigwe75231/
Ekedegwa7512/
Akadigwe752/
Ikedigue752/
Ikodigwe751/
Akidigwe751/
Okodikwe631/
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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 Ekedigwe
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