Mbekwe Surname
Approximately 82 people bear this surname
Mbekwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 73 | 1:2,426,613 | 80,686 |
| South Africa | 8 | 1:6,772,213 | 167,054 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Mbekwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mbekwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mbekwe is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mbekwe? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,075,631st most widely held family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 88,872,511 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mbekwe live; 90 percent live in West Africa and 89 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
This last name is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is held by 73 people, or 1 in 2,426,613. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Akwa Ibom, where 79 percent are found, Federal Capital Territory, where 7 percent are found and Lagos, where 5 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 10 percent are found and Cameroon, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mbaekwe | 92 | 335 | / |
| Mbiekwe | 92 | 24 | / |
| Mbetkwe | 92 | 23 | / |
| Mbeakwe | 92 | 4 | / |
| Mbeukwe | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mbaekwue | 86 | 5 | / |
| Mbakwe | 83 | 3,681 | / |
| Mbekwa | 83 | 1,709 | / |
| Mbokwe | 83 | 237 | / |
| Mbikwe | 83 | 23 | / |
| Nbekwe | 83 | 6 | / |
| Mbegwe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mbhekwa | 77 | 162 | / |
| Mbiekwi | 77 | 25 | / |
| Mbakwea | 77 | 14 | / |
| Mbaikwe | 77 | 12 | / |
| Mbakweh | 77 | 11 | / |
| Mbetkue | 77 | 11 | / |
| Mmbakwe | 77 | 4 | / |
| Mbeakwa | 77 | 4 | / |
| Mbokwey | 77 | 4 | / |
| Mbakwue | 77 | 3 | / |
| Nbaekwe | 77 | 3 | / |
| Mbhokwe | 77 | 3 | / |
| Mmbekwa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mbegweh | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mbiokwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mbuikwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mbiekue | 77 | 1 | / |
| M'Bokwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nmbakwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mbackwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mbetkoue | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mbegue | 67 | 328 | / |
| Mbegwa | 67 | 263 | / |
| Mbikwa | 67 | 92 | / |
| Nbakwe | 67 | 74 | / |
| Mbecwa | 67 | 31 | / |
| Mbigwe | 67 | 27 | / |
| Mbakwi | 67 | 26 | / |
| Mbagwe | 67 | 20 | / |
| Mbogwe | 67 | 7 | / |
| Mbeque | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mbikwi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mbokwi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mbegbe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mvikwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbacwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| M'Bekouet | 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 Mbekwe
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