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
The surname Ihekweme is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ihekweme? popularity and diffusion
The surname Ihekweme is the 718,674th most numerous last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 17,949,620 people. This surname is predominantly found 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. It is also the 1,951,561st most commonly occurring first name throughout the world, held by 29 people.
Ihekweme is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 366 people, or 1 in 483,997. In Nigeria Ihekweme is mostly concentrated in: Lagos, where 20 percent are found, Rivers, where 19 percent are found and Abia, where 15 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria it is found in 6 countries. It is also common 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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