Esekwe Surname
Approximately 222 people bear this surname
Esekwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 221 | 1:801,551 | 35,769 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
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
The surname Esekwe occurs most in Nigeria. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Esekwe? popularity and diffusion
Esekwe is the 1,101,507th most frequently used family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 32,826,783 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Esekwe live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Esekwe is also the 2,239,265th most numerous first name in the world, borne by 23 people.
It is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is held by 221 people, or 1 in 801,551. In Nigeria it is most common in: Delta, where 60 percent reside, Lagos, where 26 percent reside and Abia, where 4 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eshiekwe | 86 | 9 | / |
| Esheikwe | 86 | 3 | / |
| Ezekwe | 83 | 3,754 | / |
| Osekwe | 83 | 80 | / |
| Esekwa | 83 | 22 | / |
| Esikwe | 83 | 17 | / |
| Isekwe | 83 | 13 | / |
| Asekwe | 83 | 10 | / |
| Egekwe | 83 | 3 | / |
| Esokwe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Eziekwe | 77 | 634 | / |
| Isiekwe | 77 | 208 | / |
| Eshikwe | 77 | 70 | / |
| Ezeikwe | 77 | 10 | / |
| Ezekweh | 77 | 8 | / |
| Osekweh | 77 | 7 | / |
| Echekwe | 77 | 7 | / |
| Ezekwue | 77 | 4 | / |
| Osiekwe | 77 | 3 | / |
| Isehkwe | 77 | 3 | / |
| Osaekwe | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ezezkwe | 77 | 2 | / |
| Esihkwe | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ezeukwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Eseigwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ejekwue | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ezeakwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Eizekwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Oshekwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ishekwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ezekwer | 77 | 1 | / |
| Egiekwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Asiekwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Osoekwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ezekwes | 77 | 1 | / |
| Oshiekwe | 71 | 22 | / |
| Ishiekwe | 71 | 7 | / |
| Ezehekwe | 71 | 5 | / |
| Oseukwue | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ezeigkwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Osoekwei | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ashiekwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Esekwaya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Osakwe | 67 | 24,081 | / |
| Izekwe | 67 | 923 | / |
| Eseque | 67 | 378 | / |
| Isekwa | 67 | 163 | / |
| Esegbe | 67 | 140 | / |
| Isikwe | 67 | 107 | / |
| Isakwe | 67 | 105 | / |
| Asikwe | 67 | 77 | / |
| Isokwe | 67 | 70 | / |
| Esecue | 67 | 32 | / |
| Asakwe | 67 | 29 | / |
| Ezikwe | 67 | 28 | / |
| Ozekwe | 67 | 24 | / |
| Azekwe | 67 | 17 | / |
| Ezegwe | 67 | 15 | / |
| Osikwe | 67 | 11 | / |
| Osegwe | 67 | 11 | / |
| Ezekwa | 67 | 10 | / |
| Esogwe | 67 | 6 | / |
| Esigwe | 67 | 5 | / |
| Osokwe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Esegwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Egegwe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ejegwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Osekue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ezokwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Egikwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ezakwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ezekue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Esegue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Igekwe | 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 Esekwe
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