Ulekwu Surname

2,718,172nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 51 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ulekwu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Ulekwu Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria501:3,542,855104,248
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Ulekwu (56) may also be a first name.

Ulekwu Last Name Facts

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

Ulekwu is most common in Nigeria. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ulekwu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,718,172nd most frequently held surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 142,893,057 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Ulekwu live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ulekwu is also the 1,321,957th most numerous first name throughout the world, borne by 56 people.

Ulekwu is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 50 people, or 1 in 3,542,855. In Nigeria Ulekwu is primarily concentrated in: Benue, where 52 percent live, Abia, where 42 percent live and Rivers, where 6 percent live. Not including Nigeria this surname exists in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Olekwu83536/
Ilekwu836/
Ulegwu833/
Ulokwu831/
Ulakwu831/
Iloekwu771/
Ilokwu6799/
Ulegbu6711/
Ulagwu6710/
Ilegwu6710/
Olegwu674/
Ilikwu674/
Ulogwu671/
Ulaigwu623/
Ilaegwu623/
Uleagbu622/
Ielikwu621/
Oulegbeu571/
Ilogwu502/
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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 Ulekwu
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