Emaikwu Surname
Approximately 1,976 people bear this surname
Emaikwu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 1,968 | 1:90,012 | 6,276 |
| United States | 7 | 1:51,779,848 | 968,877 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Emaikwu (162) may also be a first name.
Emaikwu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Emaikwu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Emaikwu occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Emaikwu? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 209,192nd most frequently used family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 3,688,029 people. The surname Emaikwu occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Emaikwu are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Emaikwu is also the 720,105th most frequently used first name in the world, borne by 162 people.
This surname is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 1,968 people, or 1 in 90,012. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Benue, where 57 percent live, Kogi, where 9 percent live and Kaduna, where 7 percent live. Other than Nigeria this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 0 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emmaikwu | 93 | 67 | / |
| Emayikwu | 93 | 1 | / |
| Emakwu | 92 | 217 | / |
| Emikwu | 92 | 13 | / |
| Amaikwu | 86 | 100 | / |
| Omaikwu | 86 | 57 | / |
| Imaikwu | 86 | 19 | / |
| Emiekwu | 86 | 4 | / |
| Emaigwu | 86 | 4 | / |
| Emakhwu | 86 | 2 | / |
| Eimakwu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Emeikwu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Amaikkwu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Emmuikwu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Omakwu | 77 | 499 | / |
| Imakwu | 77 | 372 | / |
| Emekwu | 77 | 16 | / |
| Omikwu | 77 | 15 | / |
| Amakwu | 77 | 14 | / |
| Emagwu | 77 | 4 | / |
| Amikwu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Amaukwu | 71 | 258 | / |
| Immakwu | 71 | 9 | / |
| Emeagwu | 71 | 4 | / |
| Omeakwu | 71 | 3 | / |
| Amackwu | 71 | 2 | / |
| Emmigwu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Omuikwu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Emujekwu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Omayekwu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Omojakwu | 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 Emaikwu
- 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