Emkwe Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Emkwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Emkwe 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
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Emkwe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Emkwe is most common in Nigeria. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Emkwe.

How Common Is The Last Name Emkwe? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 8,968,613th most frequent family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Emkwe reside; 75 percent reside in West Africa and 75 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This last name is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 59,047,586. In Nigeria Emkwe is most common in: Abia, where 100 percent live. Besides Nigeria it exists in one country. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 25 percent live.

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
Gemkwe911/
Amkwe801/
Emgwe801/
Enkwe801/
Omkwe801/
Yemkwa7322/
Gemkwi735/
Genkwe733/
Henkwe731/
Yemgwe731/
Yemkue731/
Ainekwe673/
Emqw671/
Ajmekwe671/
Ymkw671/
Ajnekwe671/
Oinekwe671/
Engkwee671/
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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 Emkwe
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