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
Osekwu is found most frequently in Nigeria. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Osekwu? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,701,480th most frequently used family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 63,369,964 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Osekwu live; 97 percent live in West Africa and 97 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The surname Osekwu is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 112 people, or 1 in 1,581,632. In Nigeria Osekwu is most numerous in: Nasarawa, where 29 percent reside, Delta, where 24 percent reside and Kano, where 17 percent reside. Without taking into account 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