Egbiwe Surname

3,543,123rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 31 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Egbiwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Egbiwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria301:5,904,759145,253
England11:55,718,059489,080

Egbiwe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Egbiwe is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Egbiwe? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,543,123rd most commonly held surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 235,082,126 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Egbiwe live; 97 percent live in West Africa and 97 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This last name is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is borne by 30 people, or 1 in 5,904,759. In Nigeria Egbiwe is most numerous in: Delta, where 90 percent live, Edo, where 3 percent live and Lagos, where 3 percent live. Outside of Nigeria it occurs in one country. It is also found in England, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Egbuiwe9227/
Egbeiwe923/
Egbiwie922/
Egbiwei921/
Egbaiwe921/
Egbiw916/
Agbiwe83292/
Igbiwe8363/
Ogbiwe832/
Eguiwe832/
Egbewe831/
Ogbeiwe7756/
Egbewei776/
Agboiwe775/
Agbuiwe775/
Egboibe773/
Igboiwe773/
Agbeiwe771/
Agbiwey771/
Igbiewe771/
Ogbiewe771/
Egbeweh771/
Egwaiwe771/
Egbevie771/
Agbiwei771/
Egboive771/
Ogbeiwie711/
Egbebi675,634/
Ogbewe671,097/
Egbebe67120/
Eguebe6768/
Agbewe6746/
Egwewa6721/
Ogbiwi6718/
Egbevi6713/
Eguive6711/
Egbewa6711/
Eguewe6710/
Iguiwe678/
Eguibe675/
Egwewi674/
Egwibe673/
Egwewe672/
Egbujw671/
Egbeby671/
Igbewe671/
Egwebi671/
Egweve671/

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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 Egbiwe
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