Nzekwu Surname

654,010th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 461 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Iceland

Nzekwu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nzekwu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3571:496,19824,800
England481:1,160,79354,689
United States251:14,498,357517,445
Austria131:655,03358,041
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
France21:33,211,361423,184
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Nzekwu (10) may also be a first name.

Nzekwu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nzekwu is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nzekwu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Nzekwu is the 654,010th most prevalent last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 15,808,126 people. The surname Nzekwu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 78 percent of Nzekwu reside; 77 percent reside in West Africa and 77 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most common first name globally It is held by 10 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 357 people, or 1 in 496,198. In Nigeria Nzekwu is most numerous in: Lagos, where 28 percent live, Delta, where 22 percent live and Federal Capital Territory, where 13 percent live. Apart from Nigeria Nzekwu occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in England, where 10 percent live and The United States, where 5 percent live.

Nzekwu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Nzekwu last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.

Nzekwu earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 11.82% more than the national average, earning $48,250 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Nzekweue861/
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Njekwu8340/
Ngekwu8327/
Nzakwu833/
Nzokwu831/
Nzeagwu77587/
Nchekwu774/
Ngejkwu771/
Ngekwui771/
Nzeugwu771/
Nzoegwu771/
Nseekwgu711/
Ngegwu6745/
Nzegbu6740/
Nzogwu6715/
Nzagwu675/
Ngikwu672/
Njegwu671/
Nhehejekwu631/
Nchikwu6215/
Nzigueu622/
Njeagwu621/
Ngegwou621/
Nsegwou621/
Nchegwu621/
Nzeigbu621/
Njuikweu571/
Nshiokwu571/
Njigwu501/

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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 Nzekwu
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