Unekwu Surname
Approximately 513 people bear this surname
Unekwu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 511 | 1:346,659 | 18,769 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
Unekwu (5,197) may also be a first name.
Unekwu Demographics
Unekwu Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Unekwu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Unekwu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Unekwu is most common in Nigeria. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Unekwu? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 604,614th most commonly held surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 14,205,743 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Unekwu are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Unekwu is also the 93,919th most commonly held first name at a global level It is held by 5,197 people.
Unekwu is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is held by 511 people, or 1 in 346,659. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Kogi, where 67 percent are found, Anambra, where 9 percent are found and Federal Capital Territory, where 5 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in England, where 0 percent are found and Poland, where 0 percent are found.
Unekwu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Unekwu last name is primarily Muslim (60%) in Nigeria.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eunekwu | 92 | 2 | / |
| Unnekwu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Inekwu | 83 | 11 | / |
| Unegwu | 83 | 8 | / |
| Unakwu | 83 | 4 | / |
| Unokwu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Onekwu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Inaekwu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ounegwu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Unnegwu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Unheagwu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Unegbu | 67 | 12,891 | / |
| Unogwu | 67 | 3,477 | / |
| Inakwu | 67 | 817 | / |
| Unagwu | 67 | 284 | / |
| Onykwu | 67 | 7 | / |
| Inokwu | 67 | 5 | / |
| Unigwu | 67 | 5 | / |
| Inegwu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Onegwu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Uneagbu | 62 | 37 | / |
| Inaegwu | 62 | 13 | / |
| Ounegbu | 62 | 9 | / |
| Aunogwu | 62 | 4 | / |
| Inakgwu | 62 | 4 | / |
| Inaakwu | 62 | 3 | / |
| Unegbui | 62 | 2 | / |
| Jinegwu | 62 | 2 | / |
| Innakwu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Unaagwu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Unoghwu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Uneigbu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Unahgwu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Unuiqueus | 53 | 1 | / |
| Inogwu | 50 | 165 | / |
| Inagwu | 50 | 23 | / |
| Onigwu | 50 | 2 | / |
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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 Unekwu
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