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.

Ulekwu Surname Distribution Map

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 found most frequently in Nigeria. It may occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ulekwu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ulekwu is the 2,718,172nd most frequently occurring surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 142,893,057 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Ulekwu are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,321,957th most prevalent first name world-wide, held by 56 people.

It is most common in Nigeria, where it is held by 50 people, or 1 in 3,542,855. In Nigeria Ulekwu is most prevalent in: Benue, where 52 percent are found, Abia, where 42 percent are found and Rivers, where 6 percent are found. Barring Nigeria it occurs in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

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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