Umechukwu Surname
Approximately 558 people bear this surname
Umechukwu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 555 | 1:319,176 | 17,566 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Umechukwu (11) may also be a first name.
Umechukwu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Umechukwu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Umechukwu occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Umechukwu.
How Common Is The Last Name Umechukwu? popularity and diffusion
The surname Umechukwu is the 566,665th most commonly used surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 13,060,118 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Umechukwu live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most numerous first name internationally, held by 11 people.
The surname is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 555 people, or 1 in 319,176. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Lagos, where 25 percent are found, Enugu, where 15 percent are found and Abia, where 13 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 0 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Umehchukwu | 95 | 1 | / |
| Umchukwu | 94 | 1 | / |
| Umechuku | 94 | 1 | / |
| Umuchukwu | 89 | 27 | / |
| Emechukwu | 89 | 25 | / |
| Umachukwu | 89 | 10 | / |
| Umechukwe | 89 | 4 | / |
| Omechukwu | 89 | 3 | / |
| Imechukwu | 89 | 2 | / |
| Emechuckwu | 84 | 3 | / |
| Eemechukwu | 84 | 1 | / |
| Emechuku | 82 | 1 | / |
| Umchuk | 80 | 1 | / |
| Oumechouk | 78 | 93 | / |
| Imachukwu | 78 | 56 | / |
| Imochukwu | 78 | 27 | / |
| Amuchukwu | 78 | 7 | / |
| Amichukwu | 78 | 4 | / |
| Omuchukwu | 78 | 2 | / |
| Eemchukwu | 78 | 1 | / |
| Uwaeme-Chuku | 76 | 1 | / |
| Uamchuk | 75 | 119 | / |
| Omechuk | 75 | 1 | / |
| Awomchukwu | 74 | 6 | / |
| Umeuzoukwu | 74 | 3 | / |
| Amahchukwu | 74 | 2 | / |
| Emechiokwu | 74 | 1 | / |
| Umechaki | 71 | 23 | / |
| Omiechuk | 71 | 5 | / |
| Oumechek | 71 | 4 | / |
| Oumchouk | 71 | 1 | / |
| Omeichuk | 71 | 1 | / |
| Amaechiugwu | 70 | 3 | / |
| Omiwuchukwu | 70 | 3 | / |
| Awom Chukwu | 70 | 1 | / |
| Amaiuchukwu | 70 | 1 | / |
| Emma Chukwu | 70 | 1 | / |
| Emchuk | 67 | 412 | / |
| Imchuk | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ymchuk | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yueimchuk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Omiechuck | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oyemauchukwu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Amachikwu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Amchuk | 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 Umechukwu
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