Elekwu Surname
4,307,654th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 21 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria
Elekwu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 21 | 1:8,435,369 | 179,591 |
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ejlekwu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Olekwu | 83 | 536 | / |
| Elikwu | 83 | 389 | / |
| Alekwu | 83 | 163 | / |
| Elegwu | 83 | 43 | / |
| Ilekwu | 83 | 6 | / |
| Elaikwu | 77 | 69 | / |
| Eliokwu | 77 | 19 | / |
| Eliakwu | 77 | 9 | / |
| Eliegwu | 77 | 8 | / |
| Eleigwu | 77 | 7 | / |
| Elaegwu | 77 | 4 | / |
| Aliekwu | 77 | 4 | / |
| Alaekwu | 77 | 4 | / |
| Aleukwu | 77 | 3 | / |
| Eleagwu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Aleikwu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ielikwu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Elickwu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ellegwu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Aelikwu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Iloekwu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Eleugwu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ilechkwu | 71 | 4 | / |
| Alegwu | 67 | 815 | / |
| Olokwu | 67 | 533 | / |
| Ilokwu | 67 | 99 | / |
| Eligwu | 67 | 94 | / |
| Elagwu | 67 | 60 | / |
| Alokwu | 67 | 57 | / |
| Alikwu | 67 | 47 | / |
| Alakwu | 67 | 18 | / |
| Elegbu | 67 | 16 | / |
| Elogwu | 67 | 12 | / |
| Ilegwu | 67 | 10 | / |
| Ilikwu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Olegwu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Olakwu | 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 Elekwu
- 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