Chegwu Surname
6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria
Chegwu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 8 | 1:22,142,845 | 310,552 |
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chiegwu | 92 | 438 | / |
| Tchegwou | 86 | 1 | / |
| Chekwu | 83 | 23 | / |
| Chogwu | 83 | 5 | / |
| Chegbu | 83 | 3 | / |
| Zhegwu | 83 | 3 | / |
| Hengwu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Chigwu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Chagwu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Chiekwu | 77 | 81 | / |
| Chegueu | 77 | 60 | / |
| Cheukwu | 77 | 19 | / |
| Chekwus | 77 | 2 | / |
| Chigweu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chegbuu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hekwu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tchegbeu | 71 | 6 | / |
| Tchigwou | 71 | 2 | / |
| Tchegueu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cheukwuu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chigbu | 67 | 8,096 | / |
| Chikwu | 67 | 249 | / |
| Chokwu | 67 | 14 | / |
| Chakwu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Segwou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Shegbu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tchiogwou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Segweu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hegueu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shigwu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cihgbu | 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 Chegwu
- 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