Ezekwu Surname

431,494th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 798 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ezekwu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ezekwu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria7781:227,69013,365
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Qatar61:393,00055,922
England31:18,572,686338,250
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Ezekwu (35) may also be a first name.

Ezekwu Last Name Facts

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

Ezekwu occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ezekwu? popularity and diffusion

Ezekwu is the 431,494th most commonly used last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 9,132,263 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Ezekwu live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,744,716th most common first name throughout the world, borne by 35 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 778 people, or 1 in 227,690. In Nigeria Ezekwu is most prevalent in: Rivers, where 39 percent reside, Enugu, where 28 percent reside and Lagos, where 10 percent reside. Not including Nigeria this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent reside and Qatar, where 1 percent reside.

Ezekwu Last Name Statistics demography

Ezekwu earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 42.64% less than the national average, earning $24,750 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ezeukwu921,447/
Eziekwu92238/
Ezeikwu9223/
Ezegkwu921/
Ezeakwu921/
Ezeukwui861/
Ezegwu83612/
Egekwu83286/
Ezikwu8326/
Izekwu8310/
Azekwu834/
Esekwu831/
Ezeugwu7715,485/
Ezeagwu77627/
Echekwu77271/
Ozoekwu7760/
Ezegwui7729/
Aziekwu7729/
Ezuikwu777/
Ejekkwu775/
Ezeigwu774/
Ezoegwu774/
Azehkwu773/
Eziegwu772/
Esiekwu771/
Ejekweu771/
Ejeakwu771/
Eejekwu771/
Echeikwu7111/
Ezseugwu711/
Eizeugwu711/
Ezeugwuu711/
Eejekwuy711/
Ezegbu67192/
Egegwu67124/
Osekwu67115/
Azokwu6742/
Ozikwu6733/
Ejegwu6727/
Izokwu6725/
Esokwu6725/
Ozokwu677/
Izegwu675/
Asekwu673/
Ezagwu673/
Azikwu672/
Ezogwu672/
Ezigwu671/
Ozegwu671/
Esikwu671/
Egikwu671/

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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 Ezekwu
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