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 surname Elechukwu is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Elechukwu? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 594,812th most widely held surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 13,907,530 people. The last name Elechukwu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Elechukwu reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Elechukwu is also the 1,060,447th most commonly held first name at a global level, held by 82 people.
The last name is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 523 people, or 1 in 338,705. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Enugu, where 22 percent are found, Rivers, where 15 percent are found and Abia, where 13 percent are found. Barring Nigeria it exists in one country. It also occurs in Denmark, where 0 percent are found.
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 | / |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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