Erochukwu Surname
Approximately 42 people bear this surname
Erochukwu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 40 | 1:4,428,569 | 120,862 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
Erochukwu (283) may also be a first name.
Erochukwu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Erochukwu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Erochukwu occurs most in Nigeria. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Erochukwu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,017,195th most numerous family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 173,512,998 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Erochukwu reside; 95 percent reside in West Africa and 95 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 526,385th most common given name on earth, held by 283 people.
It is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is borne by 40 people, or 1 in 4,428,569. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Enugu, where 60 percent are found, Lagos, where 15 percent are found and Abia, where 10 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in The United Arab Emirates, where 5 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Erochuckwu | 95 | 2 | / |
| Etrochukwu | 95 | 1 | / |
| Arochukwu | 89 | 47 | / |
| Erechukwu | 89 | 22 | / |
| Irochukwu | 89 | 8 | / |
| Orochukwu | 89 | 2 | / |
| Erachukwu | 89 | 1 | / |
| Arohchukwu | 84 | 1 | / |
| Irechukwu | 78 | 2,026 | / |
| Irachukwu | 78 | 8 | / |
| Iruchukwu | 78 | 6 | / |
| Arochikwu | 78 | 3 | / |
| Orechukwu | 78 | 2 | / |
| Orachukwu | 78 | 1 | / |
| Irrechukwu | 74 | 20 | / |
| Irechuckwu | 74 | 2 | / |
| Irechhukwu | 74 | 2 | / |
| Ireuchukwu | 74 | 1 | / |
| Irehchukwu | 74 | 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 Erochukwu
- 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