Nkechukwu Surname
Approximately 174 people bear this surname
Nkechukwu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 168 | 1:1,054,421 | 44,098 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Nkechukwu (171) may also be a first name.
Nkechukwu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nkechukwu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nkechukwu is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nkechukwu? popularity and diffusion
The last name Nkechukwu is the 1,300,225th most frequently held surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 41,882,448 people. The last name Nkechukwu occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Nkechukwu are found; 97 percent are found in West Africa and 97 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 698,971st most commonly used first name on earth, borne by 171 people.
Nkechukwu is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is carried by 168 people, or 1 in 1,054,421. In Nigeria Nkechukwu is primarily concentrated in: Abia, where 17 percent reside, Delta, where 16 percent reside and Enugu, where 14 percent reside. Besides Nigeria this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in England, where 1 percent reside and Albania, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nokechukwu | 95 | 3 | / |
| Nkchukwu | 94 | 3 | / |
| Nkechuku | 94 | 2 | / |
| Nwekechukwu | 90 | 15 | / |
| Nwokechukwu | 90 | 1 | / |
| Nkachukwu | 89 | 255 | / |
| Nkechikwu | 89 | 17 | / |
| Nwaokechukwu | 86 | 3 | / |
| Nwaekechukwu | 86 | 2 | / |
| Nkeayichukwu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nnaekechukwu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nwakchukwu | 84 | 4 | / |
| Nekechukhu | 84 | 1 | / |
| Nkichukuwu | 84 | 1 | / |
| Nekechuk | 82 | 7 | / |
| Nna-Ikechukwu | 82 | 1 | / |
| Nwakochukwu | 80 | 2 | / |
| Nkwoachukwu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nwakchukwua | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ngochukwu | 78 | 35 | / |
| Nkechuwke | 78 | 1 | / |
| Ncwchukwu | 78 | 1 | / |
| Nwakwochukwu | 76 | 1 | / |
| Nwoye Ikechukwu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nwaekoye Chukwu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ngwuchukwu | 74 | 38 | / |
| Nwaqchukwu | 74 | 6 | / |
| Nwaekchuku | 74 | 1 | / |
| Nwaegwuchukwu | 73 | 11 | / |
| Nwaokwuchukwu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkechika | 71 | 47 | / |
| Nikichuk | 71 | 24 | / |
| Nykychuk | 71 | 17 | / |
| Nkechike | 71 | 3 | / |
| Nikochuk | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ngwechuk | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nekhchuk | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nikuchuk | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nwogochukwu | 70 | 5 | / |
| Nwachchukwu | 70 | 1 | / |
| Nawakychkwu | 70 | 1 | / |
| Nwachuchkwu | 70 | 1 | / |
| Negaychuk | 67 | 12 | / |
| Nakaichuk | 67 | 6 | / |
| Nwaugochukwu | 67 | 6 | / |
| Nikichiuk | 67 | 6 | / |
| Nwachuchukwu | 67 | 5 | / |
| Nikechiku | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nwogu Chukwu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nikhichuk | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nikkichuk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nikouchuk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nakichuka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngchuk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngwechuck | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nikichuck | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyakuchuk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkechiwku | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkeechika | 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 Nkechukwu
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