Emekwu Surname
4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 16 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria
Emekwu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 16 | 1:11,071,422 | 210,388 |
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emiekwu | 92 | 4 | / |
| Emeikwu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Emakwu | 83 | 217 | / |
| Omekwu | 83 | 154 | / |
| Emegwu | 83 | 35 | / |
| Emikwu | 83 | 13 | / |
| Amekwu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Imekwu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Emaikwu | 77 | 1,976 | / |
| Emeagwu | 77 | 4 | / |
| Omeakwu | 77 | 3 | / |
| Amaekwu | 77 | 3 | / |
| Omoekwu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Eimakwu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Omeukwu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Emmaikwu | 71 | 67 | / |
| Emmuikwu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Omakwu | 67 | 499 | / |
| Imegwu | 67 | 405 | / |
| Amegwu | 67 | 392 | / |
| Imakwu | 67 | 372 | / |
| Amokwu | 67 | 161 | / |
| Omegwu | 67 | 97 | / |
| Omokwu | 67 | 63 | / |
| Emegbu | 67 | 16 | / |
| Omikwu | 67 | 15 | / |
| Amakwu | 67 | 14 | / |
| Emagwu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Amikwu | 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 Emekwu
- 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