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
Eghwa is found most frequently in Kenya. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Eghwa.
How Common Is The Last Name Eghwa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 610,848th most frequently held surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 14,402,265 people. Eghwa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Eghwa reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 681,368th most common first name on earth, borne by 179 people.
This last name is most widespread in Kenya, where it is carried by 505 people, or 1 in 91,445. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Taita Taveta County, where 77 percent live, Mombasa County, where 21 percent live and Kilifi County, where 1 percent live. Excluding Kenya Eghwa exists in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 0 percent live.
Eghwa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is predominantly 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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