Esekwe Surname

1,101,507th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 222 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Esekwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Esekwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2211:801,55135,769
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Esekwe (23) may also be a first name.

Esekwe Last Name Facts

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

Esekwe is found most in Nigeria. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Esekwe? popularity and diffusion

The surname Esekwe is the 1,101,507th most frequent surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 32,826,783 people. The last name Esekwe occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Esekwe are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Esekwe is also the 2,239,265th most widespread first name world-wide It is held by 23 people.

Esekwe is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 221 people, or 1 in 801,551. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Delta, where 60 percent reside, Lagos, where 26 percent reside and Abia, where 4 percent reside. Besides Nigeria this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Cameroon, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Eshiekwe869/
Esheikwe863/
Ezekwe833,754/
Osekwe8380/
Esekwa8322/
Esikwe8317/
Isekwe8313/
Asekwe8310/
Egekwe833/
Esokwe831/
Eziekwe77634/
Isiekwe77208/
Eshikwe7770/
Ezeikwe7710/
Ezekweh778/
Osekweh777/
Echekwe777/
Ezekwue774/
Osiekwe773/
Isehkwe773/
Osaekwe772/
Ezezkwe772/
Esihkwe772/
Ezeukwe771/
Eseigwe771/
Ejekwue771/
Ezeakwe771/
Eizekwe771/
Oshekwe771/
Ishekwe771/
Ezekwer771/
Egiekwe771/
Asiekwe771/
Osoekwe771/
Ezekwes771/
Oshiekwe7122/
Ishiekwe717/
Ezehekwe715/
Oseukwue712/
Ezeigkwe711/
Osoekwei711/
Ashiekwe711/
Esekwaya711/
Osakwe6724,081/
Izekwe67923/
Eseque67378/
Isekwa67163/
Esegbe67140/
Isikwe67107/
Isakwe67105/
Asikwe6777/
Isokwe6770/
Esecue6732/
Asakwe6729/
Ezikwe6728/
Ozekwe6724/
Azekwe6717/
Ezegwe6715/
Osikwe6711/
Osegwe6711/
Ezekwa6710/
Esogwe676/
Esigwe675/
Osokwe673/
Esegwa672/
Egegwe672/
Ejegwe671/
Osekue671/
Ezokwe671/
Egikwe671/
Ezakwe671/
Ezekue671/
Esegue671/
Igekwe671/

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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
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  • 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 Esekwe
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