Chegwo Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Chegwo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
Chegwo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chegwo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chegwo has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chegwo? popularity and diffusion
It is the 6,723,624th most numerous surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chegwo reside; 75 percent reside in West Africa and 75 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
Chegwo is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 29,523,793. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Lagos, where 100 percent reside. Other than Nigeria this last name exists in one country. It is also found in Cameroon, where 25 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tchegwo | 92 | 1 | / |
| Chengkwo | 86 | 10 | / |
| Tchegwou | 86 | 1 | / |
| Chegbo | 83 | 65 | / |
| Chegwa | 83 | 11 | / |
| Cheguo | 83 | 4 | / |
| Hegwod | 83 | 3 | / |
| Chogwo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Chegbuo | 77 | 3 | / |
| Chekwoi | 77 | 3 | / |
| Tchegwa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Tchegbo | 77 | 2 | / |
| Tchekwo | 77 | 2 | / |
| Cheugwa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Chekwot | 77 | 2 | / |
| Cheagbo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Cheuguo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chiekwo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chekwuo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chenkwo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chagwoh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Heguo | 73 | 104 | / |
| Segwo | 73 | 15 | / |
| Hegbo | 73 | 14 | / |
| Hegwa | 73 | 12 | / |
| Higwo | 73 | 7 | / |
| Kegwo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Cheengwa | 71 | 45 | / |
| Heagwood | 71 | 36 | / |
| Tchigwou | 71 | 2 | / |
| Tcheikwo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tchekwoi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Heigwood | 71 | 0 | / |
| Chigbo | 67 | 13,625 | / |
| Chagwa | 67 | 3,035 | / |
| Chigwa | 67 | 1,649 | / |
| Chekwa | 67 | 506 | / |
| Shekwo | 67 | 120 | / |
| Checkwood | 67 | 69 | / |
| Shegwa | 67 | 45 | / |
| Seugwo | 67 | 26 | / |
| Chikwo | 67 | 20 | / |
| Zhekwo | 67 | 6 | / |
| Zhigwo | 67 | 5 | / |
| Keagwo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Chiguo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Sheguo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Cheekwood | 67 | 2 | / |
| Segwou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chygbo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Highwo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chokwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chegua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hekwoh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Heggbo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tchiogwou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Haigwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chegba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chogwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cheengwah | 67 | 0 | / |
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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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- 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 Chegwo
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