Arigwe Surname
Approximately 94 people bear this surname
Arigwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 93 | 1:1,904,761 | 67,919 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Arigwe (52) may also be a first name.
Arigwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Arigwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Arigwe occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Arigwe? popularity and diffusion
The last name Arigwe is the 1,918,812th most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 77,527,084 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Arigwe are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Arigwe is also the 1,381,723rd most frequently occurring first name in the world, held by 52 people.
This last name is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is held by 93 people, or 1 in 1,904,761. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Benue, where 78 percent live, Ogun, where 6 percent live and Federal Capital Territory, where 5 percent live. Apart from Nigeria Arigwe is found in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ariegwe | 92 | 117 | / |
| Arigbe | 83 | 934 | / |
| Arigue | 83 | 584 | / |
| Erigwe | 83 | 90 | / |
| Arikwe | 83 | 69 | / |
| Origwe | 83 | 22 | / |
| Arugwe | 83 | 2 | / |
| Aurigue | 77 | 390 | / |
| Arrigue | 77 | 36 | / |
| Harigue | 77 | 23 | / |
| Oruigwe | 77 | 18 | / |
| Arhigbe | 77 | 6 | / |
| Arzigue | 77 | 2 | / |
| Arikwei | 77 | 2 | / |
| Airigue | 77 | 2 | / |
| Oraigwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ereigwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ariegue | 77 | 1 | / |
| Arigway | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ariekwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Arjgw | 73 | 1 | / |
| Haraigue | 71 | 56 | / |
| Arriegue | 71 | 14 | / |
| Arreigue | 71 | 9 | / |
| Gaurigue | 71 | 2 | / |
| Gairigue | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hairigue | 71 | 1 | / |
| Garaigue | 71 | 1 | / |
| Arukwe | 67 | 3,848 | / |
| Aregbe | 67 | 1,768 | / |
| Arique | 67 | 760 | / |
| Origbe | 67 | 147 | / |
| Origue | 67 | 107 | / |
| Aregwa | 67 | 16 | / |
| Erikwe | 67 | 13 | / |
| Arigui | 67 | 6 | / |
| Aregue | 67 | 5 | / |
| Arikwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Orikwe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Aregwi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Arugue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Harriegue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Orighw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Arigbi | 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 Arigwe
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