Emenekwe Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Emenekwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Emenekwe Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Emenekwe Last Name Facts

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

Emenekwe is found most in Nigeria. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Emenekwe? popularity and diffusion

The surname Emenekwe is the 6,360,413th most common surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 89 percent of Emenekwe are found; 89 percent are found in West Africa and 89 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

Emenekwe is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 22,142,845. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Rivers, where 63 percent reside and Abia, where 38 percent reside. Beside Nigeria Emenekwe is found in one country. It also occurs in Germany, where 11 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Amanekwe757/
Omenegwe751/
Omenakwe751/
Imonekwe751/
Amenokwe751/
Amanaekwe712/
Aminokwe6314/
Imonikwe634/
Omenigwe633/
Ominakwe633/
Amanakwe632/
Omonakwe631/
Omanakwe631/
Amannakwe596/
Amenequi502/
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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 Emenekwe
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