Ekekwu Surname
8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria
Ekekwu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ekeukwu | 92 | 93 | / |
| Ekechkwu | 86 | 2 | / |
| Okekwu | 83 | 604 | / |
| Ekegwu | 83 | 97 | / |
| Ekokwu | 83 | 28 | / |
| Ikekwu | 83 | 12 | / |
| Akekwu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Okaekwu | 77 | 217 | / |
| Ekeagwu | 77 | 142 | / |
| Okeukwu | 77 | 78 | / |
| Ekeugwu | 77 | 33 | / |
| Ikoekwu | 77 | 3 | / |
| Okeckwu | 77 | 3 | / |
| Ikeckwu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Eskikwu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ekegwuu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Echeikwu | 71 | 11 | / |
| Ikegwu | 67 | 2,678 | / |
| Ikokwu | 67 | 777 | / |
| Okakwu | 67 | 553 | / |
| Akokwu | 67 | 307 | / |
| Okegwu | 67 | 164 | / |
| Okokwu | 67 | 80 | / |
| Akegwu | 67 | 18 | / |
| Akakwu | 67 | 15 | / |
| Okikwu | 67 | 14 | / |
| Ikakwu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ikechkwuu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okeqwu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekagwu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekogwu | 67 | 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 Ekekwu
- 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