Ebigwu Surname
Approximately 100 people bear this surname
Ebigwu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 92 | 1:1,925,465 | 68,462 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
Ebigwu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ebigwu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ebigwu is found most frequently in Nigeria. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Ebigwu? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,849,867th most widespread surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 72,875,459 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Ebigwu reside; 92 percent reside in West Africa and 92 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The surname Ebigwu is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is held by 92 people, or 1 in 1,925,465. In Nigeria Ebigwu is primarily concentrated in: Lagos, where 45 percent live, Edo, where 34 percent live and Ogun, where 10 percent live. Outside of Nigeria Ebigwu exists in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 5 percent live and England, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ebiegwu | 92 | 2 | / |
| Ebigwui | 92 | 1 | / |
| Obigwu | 83 | 12 | / |
| Ebegwu | 83 | 8 | / |
| Ebigbu | 83 | 5 | / |
| Abigwu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ebeagwu | 77 | 137 | / |
| Obiegwu | 77 | 13 | / |
| Obihgwu | 77 | 3 | / |
| Ebigbou | 77 | 2 | / |
| Eboigbu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Abiegwu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Abikwu | 67 | 268 | / |
| Ebekwu | 67 | 141 | / |
| Obikwu | 67 | 121 | / |
| Ebegbu | 67 | 50 | / |
| Obegwu | 67 | 16 | / |
| Ibegwu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ibigbu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obiekwu | 62 | 211 | / |
| Ibeagwu | 62 | 206 | / |
| Aboikwu | 62 | 11 | / |
| Obuikwu | 62 | 9 | / |
| Ibeugwu | 62 | 4 | / |
| Obijkwu | 62 | 3 | / |
| Obeikwu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Ejbekwu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Oboikwu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Ibegbu | 50 | 6,094 | / |
| Ibekwu | 50 | 71 | / |
| Obekwu | 50 | 28 | / |
| Evegbu | 50 | 19 | / |
| Evekwu | 50 | 1 | / |
| Abekwu | 50 | 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 Ebigwu
- 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