Ashiegbu Surname

123,864th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,683 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ashiegbu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ashiegbu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3,6691:48,2813,711
United States71:51,779,848968,877
England51:11,143,612252,590
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Ashiegbu (16) may also be a first name.

Ashiegbu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ashiegbu occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Ashiegbu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ashiegbu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 123,864th most commonly used family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,978,698 people. The last name Ashiegbu is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ashiegbu are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,786,762nd most prevalent first name worldwide, borne by 16 people.

Ashiegbu is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 3,669 people, or 1 in 48,281. In Nigeria Ashiegbu is most common in: Imo, where 66 percent live, Lagos, where 13 percent live and Rivers, where 5 percent live. Aside from Nigeria this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 0 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.

Ashiegbu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is chiefly Christian (95%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Asehiegbu942/
Asiegbu934,660/
Ashegbu9323/
Ashigbu933/
Oshiegbu88492/
Ashigbui8818/
Achiegbu8810/
Asyiegbu885/
Ashiogbu884/
Asgiegbu883/
Asheigbu883/
Asihegbu882/
Ashiegwu881/
Asiengbu881/
Asigbu8638/
Asegbu8611/
Ojshiegbu821/
Osiegbu80728/
Achigbu80190/
Oshegbu8052/
Aseigbu8015/
Asiegwu8013/
Asaegbu809/
Asigebu807/
Esiegbu806/
Achegbu806/
Aisegbu805/
Asoegbu802/
Aseegbu801/
Aseagbu801/
Ashugbu801/
Ochiegbu75387/
Acheigbu757/
Osheigbu753/
Oshaegbu752/
Osihegbu751/
Osheegbu751/
Esieegbu751/
Osiegbeu751/
Osiehgbu751/
Asieghwu751/
Osegbu7138/
Azegbu715/
Azigbu715/
Osigbu714/
Esegbu713/
Osuegbu67213/
Asiekwu67150/
Ochegbu6716/
Ochigbu678/
Osoegbu674/
Oseigbu673/
Osiegwu671/
Oshugbu671/
Oseugbu671/

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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
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  • 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 Ashiegbu
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