Adigwe Surname

74,857th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,566 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Adigwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Adigwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria6,3391:27,9452,380
United States891:4,072,572219,877
England741:752,94741,527
Cameroon161:1,298,06776,941
Finland81:687,08836,047
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Namibia41:602,35012,421
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
France11:66,422,722504,397
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Adigwe (187) may also be a first name.

Adigwe Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Adigwe Come From? nationality or country of origin

Adigwe is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Adigwe? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 74,857th most common family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 1,109,891 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Adigwe are found; 97 percent are found in West Africa and 97 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Adigwe is also the 665,130th most widespread given name on earth, borne by 187 people.

The surname is most common in Nigeria, where it is borne by 6,339 people, or 1 in 27,945. In Nigeria Adigwe is most frequent in: Delta, where 44 percent are found, Lagos, where 19 percent are found and Rivers, where 4 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria Adigwe is found in 22 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

Adigwe Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Adigwe surname are 18.99% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 72.22% being registered to vote for the political party.

Adigwe earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 6.03% more than the national average, earning $45,750 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Adiegwe925/
Adigweh924/
Adiggwe923/
Adaigwe922/
Adigwee922/
Adigkwe922/
Adigwea922/
Adigwei922/
Adeigwe922/
Adigwey921/
Aadigwe921/
Adigw915/
Odigwe834,084/
Adigue831,935/
Adigbe831,079/
Edigwe83235/
Adikwe83102/
Adegwe8352/
Adigwa8311/
Adugwe832/
Adeigbe77909/
Adaigbe77226/
Adiekwe7757/
Oduigwe7727/
Audigue7724/
Edeigwe7710/
Adigueï779/
Odiegwe775/
Hadigue775/
Adighbe775/
Adikwue774/
Odaigwe772/
Odigwue772/
Adeigue772/
Adiguei772/
Aduigbe771/
Edhigwe771/
Odeigwe771/
Adoigue771/
Adiekwue7148/
Audiguey7115/
Adiekweh714/
Auduikwe711/
Adiekweu711/
Gaidigue711/
Adeangwe711/
Audigvet711/
Adegbe674,973/
Adique67312/
Adegue67278/
Odigue67102/
Odigbe6793/
Adegwa6790/
Adikwa6741/
Odugwe6739/
Adigui6738/
Adukwe6732/
Adekwe6730/
Adigbi6725/
Odigwa6712/
Odikwe679/
Odegwe678/
Adigva678/
Edegwe674/
Adikue672/
Edikwe671/
Adicue671/
Adikwi671/
Adugue671/

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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
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  • 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 Adigwe
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