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
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
| 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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