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
Adiegwu occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Adiegwu.
How Common Is The Last Name Adiegwu? popularity and diffusion
The surname Adiegwu is the 1,422,956th most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 47,944,381 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Adiegwu live; 97 percent live in West Africa and 97 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
It is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 148 people, or 1 in 1,196,911. In Nigeria Adiegwu is primarily found in: Lagos, where 28 percent reside, Abia, where 15 percent reside and Enugu, where 13 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also common 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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