Emekaekwue Surname
Approximately 43 people bear this surname
Emekaekwue Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 42 | 1:4,217,685 | 117,088 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Emekaekwue Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Emekaekwue Come From? nationality or country of origin
Emekaekwue is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Emekaekwue? popularity and diffusion
Emekaekwue is the 2,979,664th most widespread last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 169,477,812 people. Emekaekwue is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Emekaekwue reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The surname is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 42 people, or 1 in 4,217,685. In Nigeria Emekaekwue is mostly found in: Sokoto, where 43 percent live, Enugu, where 36 percent live and Lagos, where 17 percent live. Apart from Nigeria it exists in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emekekwue | 95 | 178 | / |
| Emekaekwe | 95 | 4 | / |
| Emeka Ekwue | 95 | 2 | / |
| Emeka-Ekwue | 95 | 2 | / |
| Emekaekweue | 95 | 1 | / |
| Emeka-Kwue | 90 | 2 | / |
| Emekaekwuo | 90 | 2 | / |
| Emekekewue | 90 | 1 | / |
| Emekekwe | 89 | 7 | / |
| Emeka Eke | 84 | 1 | / |
| Emekakwua | 84 | 1 | / |
| Emekeke | 82 | 59 | / |
| Emeka-Ukwu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Umekekwe | 78 | 19 | / |
| Emegokwue | 74 | 18 | / |
| Emeghekwe | 74 | 2 | / |
| Emeka Aku | 74 | 1 | / |
| Eme-Okeke | 74 | 1 | / |
| Emeka Uwakwe | 73 | 3 | / |
| Emekako | 71 | 41 | / |
| Umekeke | 71 | 2 | / |
| Emekeka | 71 | 1 | / |
| Umeakuekwe | 70 | 31 | / |
| Emeka-Ugwu | 70 | 3 | / |
| Umeagaekwe | 70 | 1 | / |
| Umeokeke | 67 | 221 | / |
| Umegakwe | 67 | 30 | / |
| Emekugwu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Amekokwu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Omeokeke | 67 | 3 | / |
| Umekekwh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Emekwako | 67 | 1 | / |
| Umeakueekwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Emkak | 67 | 1 | / |
| Emegokwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Emekagwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Emekauka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Emekaigwe | 63 | 15 | / |
| Omokhakwe | 63 | 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
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- 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 Emekaekwue
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