Lekwuwa Surname

851,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 321 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Lekwuwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lekwuwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2831:625,94629,673
United States221:16,475,406557,260
England111:5,065,278148,650
Congo41:1,247,27420,238
Italy11:61,156,688199,583

Lekwuwa (33) may also be a first name.

Lekwuwa Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Lekwuwa Come From? nationality or country of origin

Lekwuwa occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lekwuwa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 851,613th most common family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 22,702,635 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 89 percent of Lekwuwa reside; 88 percent reside in West Africa and 88 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Lekwuwa is also the 1,807,719th most frequently held first name internationally, borne by 33 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 283 people, or 1 in 625,946. In Nigeria Lekwuwa is mostly concentrated in: Abia, where 55 percent reside, Lagos, where 16 percent reside and Enugu, where 8 percent reside. Not including Nigeria it is found in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 7 percent reside and England, where 3 percent reside.

Lekwuwa Last Name Statistics demography

Lekwuwa earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 27.11% less than the national average, earning $31,453 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lekwauwa93693/
Lekweuwa9386/
Lekwuwua931/
Lekwuuwa931/
Lekwauwua883/
Leakwauwa881/
Lakwuwa861/
Lekwuba861/
Lekwauba807/
Lakwauwa802/
Lekwauwuo751/
Legbuwa711/
Ligbuwa571/

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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 Lekwuwa
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