Olekwu Surname
Approximately 536 people bear this surname
Olekwu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 535 | 1:331,108 | 18,084 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Olekwu (1,594) may also be a first name.
Olekwu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Olekwu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Olekwu is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Olekwu.
How Common Is The Last Name Olekwu? popularity and diffusion
The last name Olekwu is the 584,278th most commonly used last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 13,596,168 people. Olekwu is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Olekwu live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Olekwu is also the 193,611th most widely held forename internationally, borne by 1,594 people.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 535 people, or 1 in 331,108. In Nigeria Olekwu is most prevalent in: Benue, where 58 percent live, Lagos, where 11 percent live and Federal Capital Territory, where 7 percent live. Apart from Nigeria Olekwu is found in one country. It also occurs in England, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Olgekwu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Olokwu | 83 | 533 | / |
| Alekwu | 83 | 163 | / |
| Ulekwu | 83 | 51 | / |
| Elekwu | 83 | 21 | / |
| Olegwu | 83 | 4 | / |
| Olakwu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Holokwu | 77 | 16 | / |
| Oliakwu | 77 | 11 | / |
| Aliekwu | 77 | 4 | / |
| Alaekwu | 77 | 4 | / |
| Aleukwu | 77 | 3 | / |
| Aleikwu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Oliskwu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Oleugwu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Oylokwu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Alegwu | 67 | 815 | / |
| Ologwu | 67 | 481 | / |
| Elikwu | 67 | 389 | / |
| Alokwu | 67 | 57 | / |
| Alikwu | 67 | 47 | / |
| Elegwu | 67 | 43 | / |
| Alakwu | 67 | 18 | / |
| Ulegwu | 67 | 3 | / |
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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 Olekwu
- 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