Ifekwu Surname

2,168,711th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 76 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ifekwu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Ifekwu Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria741:2,393,82179,921
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Ifekwu Last Name Facts

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

Ifekwu has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ifekwu? popularity and diffusion

Ifekwu is the 2,168,711th most widespread last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 95,888,762 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Ifekwu live; 97 percent live in West Africa and 97 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

Ifekwu is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is held by 74 people, or 1 in 2,393,821. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Enugu, where 26 percent are found, Delta, where 22 percent are found and Federal Capital Territory, where 19 percent are found. Other than Nigeria it exists in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ifeukwu9231/
Ifegwu831,393/
Ifakwu831/
Ifeagwu77211/
Ifegwau774/
Ifeugwu771/
Ifeegwu771/
Iffikwu771/
Efakwu6777/
Ifegbu6757/
Efokwu677/
Efegwu677/
Ifagwu672/
Efiokwu628/
Yofikwu624/
Effikwu624/
Efeagwu621/
Efagwu5080/
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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 Ifekwu
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