Orekwe Surname
6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria
Orekwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 8 | 1:22,142,845 | 310,552 |
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oraekwe | 92 | 205 | / |
| Orekwue | 92 | 1 | / |
| Oraekwue | 86 | 1 | / |
| Orakwe | 83 | 4,171 | / |
| Orokwe | 83 | 17 | / |
| Urekwe | 83 | 3 | / |
| Orikwe | 83 | 2 | / |
| Orakwue | 77 | 822 | / |
| Oriskwe | 77 | 71 | / |
| Ariekwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Areakwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Araekwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Orokwue | 77 | 1 | / |
| Oregbe | 67 | 363 | / |
| Arokwe | 67 | 77 | / |
| Arikwe | 67 | 69 | / |
| Oregue | 67 | 45 | / |
| Origwe | 67 | 22 | / |
| Oreque | 67 | 18 | / |
| Orogwe | 67 | 15 | / |
| Erikwe | 67 | 13 | / |
| Arekwa | 67 | 10 | / |
| Erekue | 67 | 8 | / |
| Oregwa | 67 | 6 | / |
| Orikwa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Oragwe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hourekoue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Urikwe | 67 | 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 Orekwe
- 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