Udokwu Surname

283,476th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,359 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Udokwu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Udokwu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,3011:136,1598,790
United States391:9,293,819392,288
England121:4,643,172139,951
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Udokwu (47) may also be a first name.

Udokwu Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Udokwu Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Udokwu is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Udokwu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 283,476th most frequent surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 5,362,433 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Udokwu reside; 96 percent reside in West Africa and 96 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Udokwu is also the 1,467,136th most prevalent forename worldwide. It is borne by 47 people.

The surname Udokwu is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 1,301 people, or 1 in 136,159. In Nigeria Udokwu is primarily found in: Lagos, where 16 percent live, Enugu, where 15 percent live and Abia, where 13 percent live. Outside of Nigeria it exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 3 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

Udokwu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Udokwu last name are 35.66% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 88.89% registered with the party.

The amount Udokwu earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 52.23% less than the national average, earning R 113,508 per year and in United States they earn 14.92% more than the national average, earning $49,586 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Odokwu83154/
Udukwu8342/
Idokwu8334/
Udoqwu832/
Uduogwu77207/
Udeukwu7710/
Udongwu7710/
Udogwuh7710/
Udougwu776/
Oduokwu776/
Odogkwu771/
Udoogwu771/
Udeckwu771/
Odogwu675,822/
Idogwu67815/
Odukwu67471/
Udugwu67305/
Idakwu6775/
Udegwu6728/
Idekwu677/
Udogbu675/
Udagwu674/
Odoqwu671/
Udeugwu62173/
Odougwu6241/
Odhogwu622/
Odoghwu621/
Udeegwu621/
Odukgwu621/
Oduogwu621/
Idougwu621/
Udegwuu621/
Udhagwu621/
Otdogwu621/
Idegwu501,348/
Odugwu50547/
Idagwu50163/
Odagwu5016/
Udugbu5010/
Udagbu502/

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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 Udokwu
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