Omukwu Surname
825,152nd
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 336 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria
Omukwu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 336 | 1:527,211 | 25,962 |
Omukwu (46) may also be a first name.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Omuekwu | 92 | 57 | / |
| Omuikwu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Omeukwu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Omokwu | 83 | 63 | / |
| Amukwu | 83 | 24 | / |
| Omikwu | 83 | 15 | / |
| Omugwu | 83 | 4 | / |
| Amaukwu | 77 | 258 | / |
| Amuukwu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Omoekwu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Emmuikwu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Umunnkwu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Amokwu | 67 | 161 | / |
| Omogwu | 67 | 121 | / |
| Amugwu | 67 | 25 | / |
| Emikwu | 67 | 13 | / |
| Omugbu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Umugwu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Amikwu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Amaugwu | 62 | 100 | / |
| Omoghwu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Omoegwu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Amogwu | 50 | 16 | / |
| Umogwu | 50 | 7 | / |
| Umugbu | 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 Omukwu
- 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