Udekwe Surname
Approximately 1,835 people bear this surname
Udekwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 1,809 | 1:97,923 | 6,688 |
| United States | 8 | 1:45,307,367 | 917,113 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| France | 6 | 1:11,070,454 | 349,096 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
Udekwe (55) may also be a first name.
Udekwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Udekwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Udekwe occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Udekwe.
How Common Is The Last Name Udekwe? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 222,155th most frequently occurring family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,971,415 people. The surname Udekwe occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Udekwe reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Udekwe is also the 1,336,256th most prevalent first name at a global level, borne by 55 people.
It is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 1,809 people, or 1 in 97,923. In Nigeria Udekwe is mostly concentrated in: Enugu, where 17 percent reside, Lagos, where 12 percent reside and Kogi, where 9 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria this last name exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 0 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Udeakwe | 92 | 20 | / |
| Udeekwe | 92 | 7 | / |
| Udoekwe | 92 | 6 | / |
| Udekwue | 92 | 4 | / |
| Udeukwe | 92 | 3 | / |
| Udiekwe | 92 | 1 | / |
| Udehkwe | 92 | 1 | / |
| Udekw | 91 | 1 | / |
| Udokwe | 83 | 52 | / |
| Udegwe | 83 | 14 | / |
| Udekwa | 83 | 13 | / |
| Odekwe | 83 | 12 | / |
| Udikwe | 83 | 6 | / |
| Idekwe | 83 | 3 | / |
| Udeigwe | 77 | 619 | / |
| Udiegwe | 77 | 6 | / |
| Udoekwi | 77 | 4 | / |
| Odiekwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Udoikwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Udeakwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Houdekwa | 71 | 26 | / |
| Auduikwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Udeigwie | 71 | 1 | / |
| Udegbe | 67 | 1,082 | / |
| Udigwe | 67 | 393 | / |
| Idokwe | 67 | 11 | / |
| Odikwe | 67 | 9 | / |
| Idikwe | 67 | 8 | / |
| Odegwe | 67 | 8 | / |
| Idegwe | 67 | 6 | / |
| Udagwe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Odekwa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Udogwe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Idakwe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Udiqwe | 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 Udekwe
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