Eghwe Surname

4,034,050th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Eghwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Eghwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria201:8,857,138186,571
England41:13,929,515290,718

Eghwe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Eghwe occurs most in Nigeria. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Eghwe? popularity and diffusion

The last name Eghwe is the 4,034,050th most common last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 303,647,746 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 83 percent of Eghwe reside; 83 percent reside in West Africa and 83 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name Eghwe is most common in Nigeria, where it is held by 20 people, or 1 in 8,857,138. In Nigeria Eghwe is primarily found in: Delta, where 80 percent are found, Lagos, where 10 percent are found and Edo, where 5 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in England, where 17 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Eghwie9111/
Eghwer911/
Eghwey910/
Egwe891,963/
Enghwee831/
Aghwe80513/
Eghwa80506/
Oghwe80373/
Egweu80227/
Egwue8098/
Egwea8084/
Egweh8036/
Egwet8022/
Egwie806/
Egwee805/
Ighwe804/
Iegwe804/
Eghbe803/
Egwhe803/
Egwei803/
Eugwe802/
Hegwe802/
Egwey802/
Eghve801/
Eigwe801/
Egkwe801/
Ehgwe801/
Egwes801/
Ekgwe801/
Eeghw801/
Egw7526/
Hegwer73322/
Oghwie7365/
Heigwe733/
Egweah732/
Egwech732/
Oghweh731/
Eihkwe731/
Eangwe731/
Haghwe731/
Engweh731/
Igwe67360,950/
Egbe6751,063/
Ekwe6712,301/
Egue673,270/
Egwa672,272/
Agwe672,178/
Ogwe671,770/
Egwi6769/
Egve6765/
Heigwer6763/
Ecwe6729/
Eqwe673/
Egwh672/
Enghuey672/
Hegw671/
Jghw671/
Eighway671/
Jgwe671/
Egwuihe671/
Echkwei671/
Egbahei671/
Ejgw671/
Ekgw671/
Egwd671/

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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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  • 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 Eghwe
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