Enekwe Surname

291,225th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,314 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Enekwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Enekwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,2871:137,6408,881
United States181:20,136,607622,629
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
England11:55,718,059489,080
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742

Enekwe (12) may also be a first name.

Enekwe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Enekwe is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Enekwe.

How Common Is The Last Name Enekwe? popularity and diffusion

The last name Enekwe is the 291,225th most commonly occurring family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 5,546,078 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Enekwe live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most frequent first name on earth. It is borne by 12 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 1,287 people, or 1 in 137,640. In Nigeria Enekwe is most frequent in: Enugu, where 68 percent are found, Delta, where 5 percent are found and Lagos, where 4 percent are found. Not including Nigeria this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent are found and South Africa, where 0 percent are found.

Enekwe Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Enekwe last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.

Enekwe earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 19.5% more than the national average, earning $51,562 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Enekweh923/
Eniekwe921/
Enaekwe921/
Enekw911/
Anekwe834,272/
Inekwe83329/
Enekwa83310/
Enakwe8317/
Enegwe8313/
Onekwe8310/
Enikwe8310/
Enokwe836/
Aniekwe774,003/
Anaekwe771,270/
Enokwei7773/
Enegwea7720/
Aneakwe7713/
Eneigwe7711/
Enoegwe778/
Aneikwe776/
Iniekwe774/
Ainekwe773/
Anoekwe773/
Innekwe772/
Anekwea772/
Eneagwe771/
Oinekwe771/
Inegkwe771/
Ineykwe771/
Anekkwe771/
Enaikwe771/
Onoekwe771/
Annekwe771/
Anekwue771/
Aneykwe771/
Anekwee771/
Ajnekwe771/
Ahanekwe715/
Aniekwie713/
Anniekwe712/
Ainaekwe711/
Engoikwe711/
Anikwe674,545/
Eneque671,731/
Anakwe671,049/
Enigwe67304/
Enogwe67289/
Enegbe67191/
Enegue67182/
Anokwe6755/
Onegwe6712/
Enegwa6710/
Anekwi678/
Inakwe678/
Onykwe675/
Onokwe675/
Inikwe674/
Anegwe673/
Onjkwe671/
Anekue671/
Enikwa671/
Onakwe671/

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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 Enekwe
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