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 surname Udekwe is found most frequently in Nigeria. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Udekwe.
How Common Is The Last Name Udekwe? popularity and diffusion
It is the 222,155th most widely held last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 3,971,415 people. Udekwe is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Udekwe are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Udekwe is also the 1,336,256th most commonly held first name globally It is held by 55 people.
The last name is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is held by 1,809 people, or 1 in 97,923. In Nigeria Udekwe is most common in: Enugu, where 17 percent reside, Lagos, where 12 percent reside and Kogi, where 9 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria it exists in 8 countries. It is also common 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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