Eghwa Surname
Approximately 506 people bear this surname
Eghwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 505 | 1:91,445 | 8,211 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Eghwa (179) may also be a first name.
Eghwa Demographics
Eghwa Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Eghwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Eghwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Eghwa is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Eghwa.
How Common Is The Last Name Eghwa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 610,848th most commonly used surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 14,402,265 people. Eghwa occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Eghwa reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Eghwa is also the 681,368th most frequent given name throughout the world It is held by 179 people.
It is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is held by 505 people, or 1 in 91,445. In Kenya Eghwa is mostly concentrated in: Taita Taveta County, where 77 percent reside, Mombasa County, where 21 percent reside and Kilifi County, where 1 percent reside. Other than Kenya it is found in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 0 percent reside.
Eghwa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is principally Christian (90%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egwa | 89 | 2,272 | / |
| Eighway | 83 | 1 | / |
| Egway | 80 | 140 | / |
| Egwau | 80 | 103 | / |
| Egwea | 80 | 84 | / |
| Egwai | 80 | 35 | / |
| Eghwe | 80 | 24 | / |
| Egwua | 80 | 16 | / |
| Aghwa | 80 | 16 | / |
| Egwah | 80 | 15 | / |
| Egwat | 80 | 13 | / |
| Hegwa | 80 | 12 | / |
| Oghwa | 80 | 12 | / |
| Eggwa | 80 | 3 | / |
| Eagwa | 80 | 2 | / |
| Eigwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Egwap | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ighwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Heighway | 77 | 1,187 | / |
| Eghwie | 73 | 11 | / |
| Eghvay | 73 | 7 | / |
| Eguaha | 73 | 2 | / |
| Egwaja | 73 | 2 | / |
| Egweau | 73 | 2 | / |
| Egwaat | 73 | 1 | / |
| Egwwah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Egwuat | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eghwer | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aghwai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eghuae | 73 | 1 | / |
| Highwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eegbha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Egouha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eghwey | 73 | 0 | / |
| Agwa | 67 | 14,137 | / |
| Egba | 67 | 12,748 | / |
| Ogwa | 67 | 3,163 | / |
| Ekwa | 67 | 2,735 | / |
| Egwe | 67 | 1,963 | / |
| Egua | 67 | 428 | / |
| Igwa | 67 | 254 | / |
| Highway | 67 | 199 | / |
| Egwo | 67 | 193 | / |
| Egwi | 67 | 69 | / |
| Henghua | 67 | 57 | / |
| Ecwa | 67 | 27 | / |
| Egwuaha | 67 | 8 | / |
| Eqwa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Egva | 67 | 2 | / |
| Enghwee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Heigway | 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 Eghwa
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