Ihechukwu Surname

1,144,405th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 210 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Iceland

Ihechukwu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ihechukwu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2031:872,62438,134
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Oman11:3,687,97114,390

Ihechukwu (497) may also be a first name.

Ihechukwu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ihechukwu occurs most in Nigeria. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ihechukwu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,144,405th most widespread family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 34,702,600 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Ihechukwu live; 97 percent live in West Africa and 97 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ihechukwu is also the 380,582nd most frequently held first name worldwide, borne by 497 people.

It is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is held by 203 people, or 1 in 872,624. In Nigeria Ihechukwu is mostly concentrated in: Abia, where 39 percent reside, Lagos, where 18 percent reside and Delta, where 13 percent reside. Other than Nigeria Ihechukwu exists in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 2 percent reside and Iceland, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ihiechukwu9528/
Iheachukwu951/
Ihichukwu8951/
Uhechukwu898/
Ijechukwu896/
Iiechukwu895/
Ihichuckwu842/
Ajiechukwu841/
Ihezukwu82152/
Ezchukwu823/
Jechukwu821/
Edchukwu821/
Ojechukwu7812/
Ihezeukwu784/

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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 Ihechukwu
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