Nekwu Surname
6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 10 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria
Nekwu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 10 | 1:17,714,276 | 277,641 |
Nekwu (90) may also be a first name.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nnekwu | 91 | 23 | / |
| Niekwu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Neukwu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ngekwui | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nnaekwu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ngejkwu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nakwu | 80 | 6 | / |
| Nikwu | 80 | 3 | / |
| Nokwu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nnakwu | 73 | 756 | / |
| Ngegwu | 73 | 45 | / |
| Nnokwu | 73 | 4 | / |
| Naakwu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ngikwu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nyokwu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Niokwu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nnegwu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ngegwou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nneugwu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Neugwou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nekouhou | 62 | 30 | / |
| Nagwu | 60 | 6 | / |
| Nogwu | 60 | 4 | / |
| Negbu | 60 | 2 | / |
| Negueu | 55 | 139 | / |
| Nnagwu | 55 | 27 | / |
| Nnegbu | 55 | 16 | / |
| Nnogwu | 55 | 15 | / |
| Nigueu | 55 | 14 | / |
| Naigwu | 55 | 3 | / |
| Negbou | 55 | 2 | / |
| Nogweu | 55 | 1 | / |
| Nogwou | 55 | 1 | / |
| Nequeu | 55 | 1 | / |
| Niqueux | 50 | 88 | / |
| Noguheu | 50 | 1 | / |
| Nneagbu | 50 | 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 Nekwu
- 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