Egewe Surname
Approximately 26 people bear this surname
Egewe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 21 | 1:8,435,369 | 179,591 |
| Mauritania | 5 | 1:818,973 | 23,459 |
Egewe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Egewe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Egewe (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻛﻮ) is most common in Nigeria. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Egewe? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,882,373rd most frequently used surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 280,290,228 people. The surname Egewe is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Egewe are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 81 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The last name is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 21 people, or 1 in 8,435,369. In Nigeria Egewe is most common in: Benue, where 71 percent live, Ondo, where 24 percent live and Lagos, where 5 percent live. Barring Nigeria this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Mauritania, where 19 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eguewe | 91 | 10 | / |
| Egew | 89 | 8 | / |
| Gegewei | 83 | 1 | / |
| Eguewej | 83 | 1 | / |
| Egebe | 80 | 352 | / |
| Esewe | 80 | 77 | / |
| Ejewe | 80 | 65 | / |
| Egawe | 80 | 41 | / |
| Egiwe | 80 | 20 | / |
| Igewe | 80 | 19 | / |
| Egowe | 80 | 10 | / |
| Ogewe | 80 | 8 | / |
| Agewe | 80 | 7 | / |
| Egewa | 80 | 7 | / |
| Egeve | 80 | 5 | / |
| Egeue | 80 | 3 | / |
| Ezewe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Edgew | 80 | 0 | / |
| Eggew | 80 | 0 | / |
| Egueweij | 77 | 2 | / |
| Igiewe | 73 | 519 | / |
| Ogiewe | 73 | 31 | / |
| Igeweh | 73 | 24 | / |
| Hejewe | 73 | 24 | / |
| Hezewe | 73 | 21 | / |
| Hegebe | 73 | 12 | / |
| Hegawe | 73 | 10 | / |
| Oghewe | 73 | 10 | / |
| Eseiwe | 73 | 9 | / |
| Ezeiwe | 73 | 9 | / |
| Engewi | 73 | 8 | / |
| Egawey | 73 | 8 | / |
| Ageewe | 73 | 4 | / |
| Eugiwe | 73 | 3 | / |
| Eugeue | 73 | 2 | / |
| Eguiwe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ejewed | 73 | 2 | / |
| Eguewj | 73 | 1 | / |
| Esewie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Esewhe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ezeuwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Egoiwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ekgiwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ejeweh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ighewe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Engeve | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ogewey | 73 | 1 | / |
| Edgebe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Igewei | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oigewe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ejewer | 73 | 1 | / |
| Egoywe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Egewyi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ageweh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Egever | 73 | 0 | / |
| Igew | 67 | 58 | / |
| Edgeway | 67 | 36 | / |
| Hogewey | 67 | 8 | / |
| Ogiewue | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ejew | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ezewuhe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Eigebee | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ezew | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ezeijwe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Aggewei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ogiewie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Igiewie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Isehewe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ageewue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Edgeybe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jgew | 67 | 1 | / |
Egewe Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Egewe in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻛﻮ | akw | 50 |
| ﺍﻛﻮﻩ | akwh | 50 |
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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 Egewe
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