Adigwu Surname

425,776th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 812 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Adigwu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Adigwu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria7721:229,46013,435
United States321:11,326,842445,236
England71:7,959,723202,100
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403

Adigwu (50) may also be a first name.

Adigwu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Adigwu is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Adigwu.

How Common Is The Last Name Adigwu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 425,776th most numerous surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 8,974,810 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Adigwu live; 95 percent live in West Africa and 95 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Adigwu is also the 1,412,538th most frequent first name world-wide, borne by 50 people.

Adigwu is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 772 people, or 1 in 229,460. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Delta, where 31 percent reside, Benue, where 28 percent reside and Lagos, where 17 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 4 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.

Adigwu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Adigwu last name are 36.56% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 83.33% being registered to vote for the party.

Adigwu earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 40.21% more than the national average, earning $60,500 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Adiegwu92152/
Adiogwu926/
Adaigwu921/
Adikwu8311,080/
Adegwu83515/
Adugwu8316/
Odigwu8311/
Adigbu833/
Edigwu832/
Odiegwu77816/
Adaikwu77362/
Adoikwu7719/
Adeikwu779/
Adiekwu776/
Uidigwu775/
Adeagwu773/
Odiogwu772/
Aduikwu771/
Adegwuj771/
Edhigwu771/
Odeigwu771/
Adigbeu771/
Adeugwu771/
Aidikwu771/
Eduigwu771/
Adikkwu771/
Adickwu771/
Edaigwu771/
Adiekweu711/
Adukwu674,788/
Odugwu67547/
Adekwu67337/
Odegwu67217/
Edugwu67125/
Edikwu6738/
Edegwu6718/
Adegbu674/
Odikwu673/
Odigbu672/

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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 Adigwu
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis