Elukwu Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
South Africa

Elukwu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Elukwu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613

Elukwu Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Elukwu Come From? nationality or country of origin

Elukwu is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Elukwu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Elukwu is the 6,723,624th most frequently used last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Elukwu are found; 75 percent are found in West Africa and 75 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 29,523,793. In Nigeria Elukwu is mostly found in: Rivers, where 83 percent live and Abia, where 17 percent live. Excluding Nigeria this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 25 percent live.

Elukwu Last Name Statistics demography

Elukwu earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 81.29% less than the national average, earning R 44,472 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Alukwu83546/
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Olukwu83350/
Elugwu83333/
Ilukwu831/
Alaukwu77711/
Aliukwu7744/
Olaukwu775/
Aleukwu773/
Eliugwu771/
Elickwu771/
Ielikwu771/
Olukweu771/
Aalukwu771/
Oelugwu771/
Oloukwu771/
Eleugwu771/
Aelikwu771/
Alaugkwu711/
Aalaukwu711/
Alaukwwu711/
Ilokwu6799/
Eligwu6794/
Alugwu6766/
Olugwu6750/
Alikwu6747/
Elogwu6712/
Ilikwu674/
Elugbu671/
Aliugwu6239/
Eliegwu628/
Olougwu623/
Aluegwu622/
Oylokwu621/
Ojlugwu621/
Oluegwu621/
Oleugwu621/
Iloekwu621/
Aligwu5032/
Ilogwu502/

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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 Elukwu
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