Inekwe Surname
Approximately 329 people bear this surname
Inekwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 326 | 1:543,383 | 26,582 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Inekwe (13) may also be a first name.
Inekwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Inekwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Inekwe has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Inekwe? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 837,371st most widely held surname globally, held by around 1 in 22,150,595 people. The surname Inekwe occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Inekwe reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,159,357th most frequently held first name internationally, held by 13 people.
The last name is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is held by 326 people, or 1 in 543,383. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Kogi, where 79 percent are found, Abia, where 5 percent are found and Lagos, where 4 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 0 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iniekwe | 92 | 4 | / |
| Ainekwe | 92 | 3 | / |
| Innekwe | 92 | 2 | / |
| Ineykwe | 92 | 1 | / |
| Oinekwe | 92 | 1 | / |
| Inegkwe | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ainaekwe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Enekwe | 83 | 1,314 | / |
| Unekwe | 83 | 162 | / |
| Inakwe | 83 | 8 | / |
| Inikwe | 83 | 4 | / |
| Jinikwe | 77 | 161 | / |
| Unoekwe | 77 | 64 | / |
| Enekweh | 77 | 3 | / |
| Inokwei | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ajnekwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Eniekwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Enaekwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Enekw | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jinikhwe | 71 | 14 | / |
| Inegbe | 67 | 345 | / |
| Enekwa | 67 | 310 | / |
| Enakwe | 67 | 17 | / |
| Enegwe | 67 | 13 | / |
| Unakwe | 67 | 12 | / |
| Enikwe | 67 | 10 | / |
| Enokwe | 67 | 6 | / |
| Inigwe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Inegue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Inikwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Unikwe | 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 Inekwe
- 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