Elekwe Surname
1,009,375th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 252 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria
Elekwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 252 | 1:702,947 | 32,409 |
Elekwe (37) may also be a first name.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eleikwe | 92 | 1 | / |
| Elekwa | 83 | 3,128 | / |
| Alekwe | 83 | 536 | / |
| Elikwe | 83 | 6 | / |
| Olekwe | 83 | 3 | / |
| Elegwe | 83 | 2 | / |
| Elekwi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Alaekwe | 77 | 511 | / |
| Iloekwe | 77 | 117 | / |
| Eleigwe | 77 | 43 | / |
| Aleakwe | 77 | 30 | / |
| Oliekwe | 77 | 24 | / |
| Aloekwe | 77 | 21 | / |
| Aliekwe | 77 | 17 | / |
| Aleikwe | 77 | 3 | / |
| Alekwue | 77 | 3 | / |
| Ellekwa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Elegwei | 77 | 1 | / |
| Eleakwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Eliakwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Aalekwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Eleckwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Aliekwue | 71 | 14 | / |
| Aileakwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Elegbe | 67 | 1,961 | / |
| Alakwe | 67 | 847 | / |
| Elegwa | 67 | 569 | / |
| Eligwe | 67 | 430 | / |
| Ilekwa | 67 | 263 | / |
| Alikwe | 67 | 263 | / |
| Alokwe | 67 | 222 | / |
| Elegue | 67 | 218 | / |
| Ilokwe | 67 | 58 | / |
| Elecue | 67 | 23 | / |
| Alegwe | 67 | 6 | / |
| Olokwe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ahalekwue | 67 | 2 | / |
| Eliqwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Olikwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eleque | 67 | 1 | / |
| Alekue | 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 Elekwe
- 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