Amegwa Surname
780,352nd
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 363 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria
Amegwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 363 | 1:487,997 | 24,474 |
Amegwa (118) may also be a first name.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gamegwa | 92 | 14 | / |
| Hamegwa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ameangwa | 86 | 21 | / |
| Emegwa | 83 | 265 | / |
| Amogwa | 83 | 27 | / |
| Amegwe | 83 | 24 | / |
| Amegua | 83 | 19 | / |
| Amagwa | 83 | 9 | / |
| Omegwa | 83 | 3 | / |
| Amegba | 83 | 2 | / |
| Amigwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Amekwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Emeagwa | 77 | 32 | / |
| Amesgua | 77 | 5 | / |
| Emegwai | 77 | 2 | / |
| Amagwah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Homegwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hamagwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Omeagwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Emegwah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ameukwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Emeagwai | 71 | 217 | / |
| Ameiguay | 71 | 27 | / |
| Amagwuha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ameguaya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Emaegwai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Amegbo | 67 | 2,867 | / |
| Amegbe | 67 | 2,173 | / |
| Omagwa | 67 | 1,613 | / |
| Amekwi | 67 | 658 | / |
| Omegba | 67 | 139 | / |
| Emegwo | 67 | 44 | / |
| Omegwe | 67 | 32 | / |
| Emekwa | 67 | 32 | / |
| Omogwa | 67 | 31 | / |
| Amekwe | 67 | 29 | / |
| Amakwa | 67 | 24 | / |
| Amegue | 67 | 13 | / |
| Amigwe | 67 | 10 | / |
| Omegwi | 67 | 9 | / |
| Amecua | 67 | 5 | / |
| Emagwa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Amagwo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Amegui | 67 | 2 | / |
| Amigba | 67 | 2 | / |
| Omegua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Amequa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Amigwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Amekwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Omekwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Amekua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Amogua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Amigua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Amokwa | 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 Amegwa
- 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