Nwekwu Surname
1,263,456th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 182 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria
Nwekwu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 182 | 1:973,312 | 41,407 |
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nwaekwu | 92 | 218 | / |
| Nweakwu | 92 | 6 | / |
| Nwokwu | 83 | 6,558 | / |
| Nwegwu | 83 | 367 | / |
| Nwakwu | 83 | 230 | / |
| Nwikwu | 83 | 115 | / |
| Nuekwu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nwaikwu | 77 | 412 | / |
| Nwaegwu | 77 | 169 | / |
| Nwackwu | 77 | 13 | / |
| Nnwokwu | 77 | 12 | / |
| Nweagwu | 77 | 4 | / |
| Nwokwou | 77 | 3 | / |
| Nwokweu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nwakwou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nwoikwu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nwwokwu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nwokwuy | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nwokkwu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nnwakwu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nweangwu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nwagwu | 67 | 7,576 | / |
| Nwogwu | 67 | 2,523 | / |
| Nwigwu | 67 | 29 | / |
| Nwacwu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nwoqwu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nwaqwu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwaagwu | 62 | 19 | / |
| Nwaigwu | 62 | 10 | / |
| Nwagwuh | 62 | 5 | / |
| Nwagweu | 62 | 2 | / |
| Nweegbu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Nwoigwu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Nwhogwu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Nwahgwu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Nnwagwu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Nwagwau | 62 | 1 | / |
| Nwacgwu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Nuegbu | 50 | 10 | / |
| Nwigbu | 50 | 5 | / |
| Mbegwu | 50 | 2 | / |
| Nbigwu | 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 Nwekwu
- 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