Alegwu Surname
424,566th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 815 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria
Alegwu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 815 | 1:217,353 | 12,883 |
Alegwu (101) may also be a first name.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aliegwu | 92 | 220 | / |
| Alaegwu | 92 | 31 | / |
| Ailegwu | 92 | 4 | / |
| Aleagwu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Alagwu | 83 | 576 | / |
| Alekwu | 83 | 163 | / |
| Alogwu | 83 | 119 | / |
| Elegwu | 83 | 43 | / |
| Aligwu | 83 | 32 | / |
| Alegbu | 83 | 7 | / |
| Olegwu | 83 | 4 | / |
| Aliagwu | 77 | 229 | / |
| Alaigwu | 77 | 12 | / |
| Eliegwu | 77 | 8 | / |
| Eleigwu | 77 | 7 | / |
| Alaekwu | 77 | 4 | / |
| Aleagbu | 77 | 4 | / |
| Elaegwu | 77 | 4 | / |
| Aliogwu | 77 | 4 | / |
| Aliekwu | 77 | 4 | / |
| Aleukwu | 77 | 3 | / |
| Eleagwu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Alagwuh | 77 | 2 | / |
| Aleikwu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Oleugwu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Eleugwu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ellegwu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Olekwu | 67 | 536 | / |
| Ologwu | 67 | 481 | / |
| Eligwu | 67 | 94 | / |
| Elagwu | 67 | 60 | / |
| Alokwu | 67 | 57 | / |
| Alikwu | 67 | 47 | / |
| Elekwu | 67 | 21 | / |
| Alakwu | 67 | 18 | / |
| Elogwu | 67 | 12 | / |
| Aligbu | 67 | 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 Alegwu
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis