Erekwa Surname
10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria
Erekwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
Erekwa (6) may also be a first name.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gerekwa | 92 | 21 | / |
| Ereakwa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Herekwa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Eregwa | 83 | 285 | / |
| Arekwa | 83 | 10 | / |
| Irekwa | 83 | 8 | / |
| Erikwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Orekwua | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ereugwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Erockway | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ereangwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Eregua | 67 | 409 | / |
| Irekwe | 67 | 22 | / |
| Aregwa | 67 | 16 | / |
| Erekui | 67 | 13 | / |
| Erikwe | 67 | 13 | / |
| Erigwa | 67 | 10 | / |
| Erekue | 67 | 8 | / |
| Eregba | 67 | 8 | / |
| Oregwa | 67 | 6 | / |
| Iregwa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Orokwa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Orikwa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Orakwa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Arokwa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Arakwa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Erikua | 67 | 2 | / |
| Arikwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Irokwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Eragwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Orekwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Erecua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Irekua | 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 Erekwa
- 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