Nlekwa Surname
Approximately 20 people bear this surname
Nlekwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 17 | 1:10,420,162 | 203,261 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
Nlekwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nlekwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nlekwa occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nlekwa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 4,427,875th most widespread surname globally, held by around 1 in 364,377,296 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 85 percent of Nlekwa reside; 85 percent reside in West Africa and 85 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
Nlekwa is most common in Nigeria, where it is held by 17 people, or 1 in 10,420,162. In Nigeria it is most common in: Lagos, where 35 percent live, Akwa Ibom, where 24 percent live and Federal Capital Territory, where 6 percent live. Beside Nigeria Nlekwa occurs in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 15 percent live.
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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 Nlekwa
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