Ihekweme Surname
Approximately 406 people bear this surname
Ihekweme Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 366 | 1:483,997 | 24,298 |
| England | 20 | 1:2,785,903 | 97,972 |
| United States | 16 | 1:22,653,683 | 662,747 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
Ihekweme (29) may also be a first name.
Ihekweme Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ihekweme Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ihekweme is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Ihekweme? popularity and diffusion
The last name Ihekweme is the 718,674th most frequent family name globally, held by around 1 in 17,949,620 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 90 percent of Ihekweme are found; 90 percent are found in West Africa and 90 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ihekweme is also the 1,951,561st most widely held forename world-wide, held by 29 people.
Ihekweme is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 366 people, or 1 in 483,997. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Lagos, where 20 percent are found, Rivers, where 19 percent are found and Abia, where 15 percent are found. Besides Nigeria Ihekweme occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in England, where 5 percent are found and The United States, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ihekwueme | 94 | 43 | / |
| Ihekwoeme | 94 | 40 | / |
| Iheekweme | 94 | 1 | / |
| Ihiekweme | 94 | 1 | / |
| Iheukweme | 94 | 1 | / |
| Ihekwuemei | 89 | 1 | / |
| Ihekwema | 88 | 3 | / |
| Ijekweme | 88 | 2 | / |
| Ihekwome | 88 | 1 | / |
| Ekwheme | 80 | 4 | / |
| Ekweeme | 80 | 3 | / |
| Ijekwem | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ekwemge | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ekwuemeh | 75 | 17 | / |
| Ekkwueme | 75 | 5 | / |
| Ekwuemea | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ekweemeh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ekgwueme | 75 | 1 | / |
| Iheagwem | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ekwuemee | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ekueme | 71 | 158 | / |
| Ekwemi | 71 | 6 | / |
| Ekwemm | 71 | 5 | / |
| Ekwuem | 71 | 5 | / |
| Ekweem | 71 | 1 | / |
| Eckwem | 71 | 1 | / |
| Egwueme | 67 | 13 | / |
| Ieqwiem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Egwemei | 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 Ihekweme
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