Amegwu Surname
737,137th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 392 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria
Amegwu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 392 | 1:451,895 | 23,088 |
Amegwu (15) may also be a first name.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amaegwu | 92 | 53 | / |
| Amagwu | 83 | 169 | / |
| Omegwu | 83 | 97 | / |
| Emegwu | 83 | 35 | / |
| Amogwu | 83 | 16 | / |
| Amegbu | 83 | 8 | / |
| Amekwu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Emeagwu | 77 | 4 | / |
| Omeagwu | 77 | 3 | / |
| Amaekwu | 77 | 3 | / |
| Amaghwu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Omaegwu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Omoegwu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Amiogwu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Amahagwu | 71 | 49 | / |
| Omagwu | 67 | 271 | / |
| Amokwu | 67 | 161 | / |
| Omekwu | 67 | 154 | / |
| Omogwu | 67 | 121 | / |
| Omegbu | 67 | 97 | / |
| Emekwu | 67 | 16 | / |
| Amakwu | 67 | 14 | / |
| Emagwu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Amikwu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Amaikwu | 62 | 100 | / |
| Emiekwu | 62 | 4 | / |
| Emaigwu | 62 | 4 | / |
| Omeakwu | 62 | 3 | / |
| Omoekwu | 62 | 2 | / |
| Amackwu | 62 | 2 | / |
| Omoghwu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Omeukwu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Emeikwu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Omeagbu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Emmigwu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Omehegbu | 57 | 10 | / |
| Amaizkwu | 57 | 1 | / |
| Amaikkwu | 57 | 1 | / |
| Omakwu | 50 | 499 | / |
| Emakwu | 50 | 217 | / |
| Omokwu | 50 | 63 | / |
| Omikwu | 50 | 15 | / |
| Emikwu | 50 | 13 | / |
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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 Amegwu
- 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