Emekekwue Surname
Approximately 178 people bear this surname
Emekekwue Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 145 | 1:1,221,674 | 49,169 |
| England | 16 | 1:3,482,379 | 114,324 |
| United States | 15 | 1:24,163,929 | 685,360 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
Emekekwue Demographics
Average Emekekwue Salary in
United States
$57,357 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Emekekwue Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Emekekwue Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Emekekwue has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Emekekwue? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,281,391st most frequent family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 40,941,269 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 82 percent of Emekekwue reside; 81 percent reside in West Africa and 81 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
Emekekwue is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 145 people, or 1 in 1,221,674. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Lagos, where 27 percent live, Kano, where 23 percent live and Abia, where 17 percent live. Outside of Nigeria it exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in England, where 9 percent live and The United States, where 8 percent live.
Emekekwue Last Name Statistics demography
Emekekwue earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 32.93% more than the national average, earning $57,357 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emekaekwue | 95 | 43 | / |
| Emekekewue | 95 | 1 | / |
| Emekekwe | 94 | 7 | / |
| Emeka Ekwue | 90 | 2 | / |
| Emeka-Ekwue | 90 | 2 | / |
| Emekaekweue | 90 | 1 | / |
| Emekaekwe | 89 | 4 | / |
| Emekeke | 88 | 59 | / |
| Emeka-Kwue | 84 | 2 | / |
| Emekaekwuo | 84 | 2 | / |
| Umekekwe | 82 | 19 | / |
| Emegokwue | 78 | 18 | / |
| Emeghekwe | 78 | 2 | / |
| Emeka Eke | 78 | 1 | / |
| Emekakwua | 78 | 1 | / |
| Eme-Okeke | 78 | 1 | / |
| Umekeke | 75 | 2 | / |
| Emekeka | 75 | 1 | / |
| Umeakuekwe | 74 | 31 | / |
| Emeka-Ukwu | 74 | 1 | / |
| Amekokwu | 71 | 4 | / |
| Emekugwu | 71 | 4 | / |
| Emegokwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Umekekwh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Umeakueekwe | 70 | 1 | / |
| Emeka Uwakwe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Emeka Aku | 67 | 1 | / |
| Emeghikwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Omekek | 67 | 1 | / |
| Omokwekwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Umeckukwu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Emkeke | 67 | 1 | / |
| Emekaigwe | 56 | 15 | / |
| Omokhakwe | 56 | 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 Emekekwue
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