Nzekwesi Surname

332,527th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,112 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Nzekwesi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Nzekwesi Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,0931:162,07010,144
Netherlands111:1,535,19878,311
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Nigeria

Nzekwesi Demographics

Nzekwesi Religious Adherence
in Nigeria

Sample size: 94 (2012)

Religious Adherence
in Nigeria

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Nzekwesi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nzekwesi is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Nzekwesi click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nzekwesi? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 332,527th most common surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 6,553,548 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Nzekwesi reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

Nzekwesi is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 1,093 people, or 1 in 162,070. In Nigeria Nzekwesi is most numerous in: Anambra, where 54 percent live, Enugu, where 8 percent live and Lagos, where 8 percent live. Barring Nigeria this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 1 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Nzekwesi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Nzekwesi surname is principally Christian (98%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nezekwesi943/
Nzekwesie942/
Nzekewesi941/
Nuzekwesi941/
Nzekwsi932/
Nzkwesi931/
Nzekwezi883/
Nzekweis881/
Nzeks773/
Nzeuksie751/
Nzekwe-Usoh743/
Knyzewksi711/
Nzks672/
Nzagwes672/
Nzekoso671/
Nazkasi671/
Ndjikwissi561/
Nsikwizi501/
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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 Nzekwesi
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