Lekwauwa Surname
Approximately 693 people bear this surname
Lekwauwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 664 | 1:266,781 | 15,249 |
| United States | 17 | 1:21,321,114 | 641,998 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
Lekwauwa (195) may also be a first name.
Lekwauwa Demographics
Average Lekwauwa Salary in
United States
$65,312 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Lekwauwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lekwauwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Lekwauwa is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Lekwauwa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 481,056th most widespread last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 10,515,939 people. The last name Lekwauwa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Lekwauwa live; 96 percent live in West Africa and 96 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Lekwauwa is also the 649,894th most common first name world-wide, borne by 195 people.
This last name is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 664 people, or 1 in 266,781. In Nigeria Lekwauwa is primarily found in: Abia, where 72 percent reside, Enugu, where 7 percent reside and Lagos, where 6 percent reside. Other than Nigeria it occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 2 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.
Lekwauwa Last Name Statistics demography
Lekwauwa earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 51.36% more than the national average, earning $65,312 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lekwauwua | 94 | 3 | / |
| Leakwauwa | 94 | 1 | / |
| Lekwuwa | 93 | 321 | / |
| Lekweuwa | 88 | 86 | / |
| Lekwuawa | 88 | 8 | / |
| Lekwauba | 88 | 7 | / |
| Lekwaewa | 88 | 3 | / |
| Lakwauwa | 88 | 2 | / |
| Lekwuuwa | 88 | 1 | / |
| Lekwuwua | 88 | 1 | / |
| Lekwauwuo | 82 | 1 | / |
| Likwawa | 80 | 437 | / |
| Lakwuwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Lekwawi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Lokwawa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Likhwawa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Leakwaba | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lokwawo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Likwava | 67 | 1 | / |
| Legbuwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lekwuba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lekwabe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leqwaba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Likwabe | 53 | 5 | / |
| Legwabi | 53 | 4 | / |
| Likwabi | 53 | 2 | / |
| Leguava | 53 | 1 | / |
| Likwave | 53 | 1 | / |
| Ligbuwa | 53 | 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 Lekwauwa
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