Elechukwu Surname
Approximately 524 people bear this surname
Elechukwu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 523 | 1:338,705 | 18,408 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
Elechukwu (82) may also be a first name.
Elechukwu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Elechukwu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Elechukwu occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Elechukwu click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Elechukwu? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 594,812th most widespread last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 13,907,530 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Elechukwu live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,060,447th most commonly occurring first name at a global level, borne by 82 people.
The last name is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 523 people, or 1 in 338,705. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Enugu, where 22 percent reside, Rivers, where 15 percent reside and Abia, where 13 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Denmark, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ellechukwu | 95 | 1 | / |
| Elechukwuch | 90 | 1 | / |
| Ilechukwu | 89 | 2,736 | / |
| Elochukwu | 89 | 2,440 | / |
| Alechukwu | 89 | 9 | / |
| Elechikwu | 89 | 4 | / |
| Olechukwu | 89 | 3 | / |
| Elachukwu | 89 | 1 | / |
| Illechukwu | 84 | 6 | / |
| Elochukwui | 84 | 3 | / |
| Ilechuckwu | 84 | 2 | / |
| Ilehchukwu | 84 | 2 | / |
| Ilechukwuu | 84 | 1 | / |
| Ilechukwwu | 84 | 1 | / |
| Eleuchikwu | 84 | 1 | / |
| Alichukwu | 78 | 33 | / |
| Alochukwu | 78 | 30 | / |
| Ilochukwu | 78 | 23 | / |
| Olochukwu | 78 | 22 | / |
| Olachukwu | 78 | 8 | / |
| Ilichukwu | 78 | 6 | / |
| Ilachukwu | 78 | 2 | / |
| Olichukwu | 78 | 1 | / |
| Alachukwu | 78 | 1 | / |
| Elochikwu | 78 | 1 | / |
| Oliachukwu | 74 | 2 | / |
| Alachuckwu | 74 | 1 | / |
| Alhachukwu | 74 | 1 | / |
| Elechiegwu | 74 | 1 | / |
| Alochikwu | 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 Elechukwu
- 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