Osekwu Surname
Approximately 115 people bear this surname
Osekwu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 112 | 1:1,581,632 | 59,341 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Osekwu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Osekwu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Osekwu is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Osekwu.
How Common Is The Last Name Osekwu? popularity and diffusion
The last name Osekwu is the 1,701,480th most commonly held surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 63,369,964 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Osekwu are found; 97 percent are found in West Africa and 97 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The surname Osekwu is most common in Nigeria, where it is held by 112 people, or 1 in 1,581,632. In Nigeria Osekwu is primarily found in: Nasarawa, where 29 percent reside, Delta, where 24 percent reside and Kano, where 17 percent reside. Other than Nigeria this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 2 percent reside and Cameroon, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oseikwu | 92 | 17 | / |
| Osokwu | 83 | 49 | / |
| Osakwu | 83 | 36 | / |
| Ogekwu | 83 | 21 | / |
| Asekwu | 83 | 3 | / |
| Osikwu | 83 | 3 | / |
| Esekwu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Asiekwu | 77 | 150 | / |
| Ozoekwu | 77 | 60 | / |
| Ojeikwu | 77 | 4 | / |
| Osoegwu | 77 | 3 | / |
| Aseikwu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Oseagwu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Esiekwu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Oshegwu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Osiegwu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ossaikwu | 71 | 12 | / |
| Oshengwu | 71 | 3 | / |
| Oseughwu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ezekwu | 67 | 798 | / |
| Osogwu | 67 | 516 | / |
| Osagwu | 67 | 484 | / |
| Asokwu | 67 | 104 | / |
| Ajekwu | 67 | 88 | / |
| Azokwu | 67 | 42 | / |
| Osegbu | 67 | 38 | / |
| Ozikwu | 67 | 33 | / |
| Ezikwu | 67 | 26 | / |
| Esokwu | 67 | 25 | / |
| Osigwu | 67 | 10 | / |
| Asegwu | 67 | 7 | / |
| Ozokwu | 67 | 7 | / |
| Azekwu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ojegwu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ogegwu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Esikwu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ogikwu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ozegwu | 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 Osekwu
- 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