Nzekwe Surname

60,362nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,348 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Nzekwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nzekwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria8,1671:21,6901,948
United States671:5,409,835270,257
England651:857,20145,134
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
France21:33,211,361423,184
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Malta11:430,2723,380
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

Nzekwe (249) may also be a first name.

Nzekwe Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Nzekwe Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Nzekwe is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nzekwe? popularity and diffusion

The surname Nzekwe is the 60,362nd most frequently held last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 872,969 people. Nzekwe occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Nzekwe live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 565,047th most numerous given name worldwide, borne by 249 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 8,167 people, or 1 in 21,690. In Nigeria Nzekwe is most frequent in: Enugu, where 39 percent are found, Lagos, where 14 percent are found and Delta, where 9 percent are found. Barring Nigeria this surname is found in 23 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

Nzekwe Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Nzekwe are 34.27% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 87.5% registered to vote for the party.

Nzekwe earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 19.86% less than the national average, earning $34,578 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nzekwue92543/
Nzekwge925/
Nziekwe922/
Nzekwei922/
Nnzekwe922/
Nzekweh921/
Nzeakwe921/
Nzoekwe921/
Nzekweis861/
Njekwe83159/
Ngekwe8376/
Nzekwa8349/
Nzakwe8334/
Nsekwe8333/
Nzokwe8310/
Nzegwe837/
Nzekue837/
Nzekwi834/
Nzekwy832/
Nzikwe831/
Nxekwe831/
Nzeigwe7745/
Ndzokwe773/
Nzekoue773/
Nzeukue773/
Ngehkwe772/
Nzegwue771/
Nzakweh771/
Nzekuie771/
Nzeugwe771/
Ngekweh771/
Ngekwei771/
Ndjekwe771/
Nzzikwe771/
Njekwei771/
Ngekw731/
Ndzeukue711/
Ngekwi67386/
Nzekui67207/
Ngegwe6788/
Nsakwe6770/
Nzegue6769/
Nzegbe6768/
Nxikwe6763/
Ncikwe6759/
Nsikwe6754/
Nsekwa6740/
Nsokwe6728/
Njekwi6725/
Njegwe6720/
Nzikwa6720/
Njikwe6713/
Nzegwa676/
Ncekwa675/
Ngikwe672/
Nzegwi671/
Nsegwe671/
Nzogwe671/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Nzekwe
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