Ihekwe Surname
2,255,512th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 71 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria
Ihekwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 71 | 1:2,494,968 | 82,261 |
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ihiekwe | 92 | 31 | / |
| Iekwe | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ijekwe | 83 | 45 | / |
| Ihikwe | 83 | 2 | / |
| Ojiekwe | 77 | 114 | / |
| Iheakwa | 77 | 22 | / |
| Ejiekwe | 77 | 7 | / |
| Ahaekwe | 77 | 3 | / |
| Ihekwoa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ajiekwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ihengwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ehiekwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yekwe | 73 | 377 | / |
| Ekwey | 73 | 70 | / |
| Jekwe | 73 | 14 | / |
| Iegwe | 73 | 4 | / |
| Egkwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ekwge | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ekgwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ihuigewe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ojiekhwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ehikwe | 67 | 758 | / |
| Ihegbe | 67 | 21 | / |
| Ijikwe | 67 | 12 | / |
| Eckwey | 67 | 8 | / |
| Genkwe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ihegue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yenkwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jeukwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jekweu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ijekwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jekwue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekwuhe | 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 Ihekwe
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis