Jekwu Surname
Approximately 47 people bear this surname
Jekwu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 43 | 1:4,119,599 | 115,187 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Jekwu (277) may also be a first name.
Jekwu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jekwu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Jekwu occurs most in Nigeria. It can appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Jekwu? popularity and diffusion
The last name Jekwu is the 2,843,861st most widely held family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 155,054,168 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 91 percent of Jekwu are found; 91 percent are found in West Africa and 91 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 533,704th most numerous first name globally. It is borne by 277 people.
This surname is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 43 people, or 1 in 4,119,599. In Nigeria it is most common in: Lagos, where 26 percent are found, Abia, where 19 percent are found and Federal Capital Territory, where 16 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria Jekwu occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in The United Arab Emirates, where 4 percent are found and Germany, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ijekwu | 91 | 11 | / |
| Jekweu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ejiekwu | 83 | 114 | / |
| Ijeukwu | 83 | 57 | / |
| Ekwau | 80 | 281 | / |
| Ekweu | 80 | 153 | / |
| Ekwuh | 80 | 16 | / |
| Jegwu | 80 | 8 | / |
| Ekwou | 80 | 8 | / |
| Egkwu | 80 | 3 | / |
| Sekwu | 80 | 2 | / |
| Zekwu | 80 | 2 | / |
| Gekwu | 80 | 2 | / |
| Jikwu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ejkwu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ejiekgwu | 77 | 3 | / |
| Ijegwu | 73 | 86 | / |
| Zeukwu | 73 | 6 | / |
| Ihekwu | 73 | 5 | / |
| Ijikwu | 73 | 4 | / |
| Yenkwu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Genkwu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sekweu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zekwau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ieikwu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Iheukwu | 67 | 278 | / |
| Ijeagwu | 67 | 30 | / |
| Ijiokwu | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ajiegwu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ejiegwu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Iheakwu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ijeugwu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ojujkwu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ojiegwu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yekwouh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uhiekwu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ihenkwu | 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 Jekwu
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