Adiegwu Surname
Approximately 152 people bear this surname
Adiegwu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 148 | 1:1,196,911 | 48,419 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Adiegwu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Adiegwu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Adiegwu is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Adiegwu.
How Common Is The Last Name Adiegwu? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,422,956th most commonly held last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 47,944,381 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Adiegwu are found; 97 percent are found in West Africa and 97 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The last name is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 148 people, or 1 in 1,196,911. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Lagos, where 28 percent reside, Abia, where 15 percent reside and Enugu, where 13 percent reside. Other than Nigeria it is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Angola, where 1 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adigwu | 92 | 812 | / |
| Adegwu | 92 | 515 | / |
| Odiegwu | 86 | 816 | / |
| Adiogwu | 86 | 6 | / |
| Adiekwu | 86 | 6 | / |
| Adeagwu | 86 | 3 | / |
| Adiegbu | 86 | 2 | / |
| Adaigwu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Adegwuj | 86 | 1 | / |
| Adeugwu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Adiekweu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Adikwu | 77 | 11,080 | / |
| Adekwu | 77 | 337 | / |
| Odegwu | 77 | 217 | / |
| Edegwu | 77 | 18 | / |
| Adugwu | 77 | 16 | / |
| Odigwu | 77 | 11 | / |
| Adegbu | 77 | 4 | / |
| Adigbu | 77 | 3 | / |
| Edigwu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Adaikwu | 71 | 362 | / |
| Oduegwu | 71 | 192 | / |
| Odeghwu | 71 | 66 | / |
| Edeugwu | 71 | 22 | / |
| Adoikwu | 71 | 19 | / |
| Adeikwu | 71 | 9 | / |
| Adeukwu | 71 | 6 | / |
| Uidigwu | 71 | 5 | / |
| Eidegwu | 71 | 4 | / |
| Edeegwu | 71 | 4 | / |
| Adegbuy | 71 | 3 | / |
| Odiogwu | 71 | 2 | / |
| Adeagbu | 71 | 2 | / |
| Odeigwu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Edaigwu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Adickwu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Adikkwu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Eduigwu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Adegbou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Aidikwu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Adegbui | 71 | 1 | / |
| Adiikwu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Aduikwu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Edhigwu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Adigbeu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Adiuykwu | 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 Adiegwu
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