Eghwe Surname
Approximately 24 people bear this surname
Eghwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 20 | 1:8,857,138 | 186,571 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eghwie | 91 | 11 | / |
| Eghwer | 91 | 1 | / |
| Eghwey | 91 | 0 | / |
| Egwe | 89 | 1,963 | / |
| Enghwee | 83 | 1 | / |
| Aghwe | 80 | 513 | / |
| Eghwa | 80 | 506 | / |
| Oghwe | 80 | 373 | / |
| Egweu | 80 | 227 | / |
| Egwue | 80 | 98 | / |
| Egwea | 80 | 84 | / |
| Egweh | 80 | 36 | / |
| Egwet | 80 | 22 | / |
| Egwie | 80 | 6 | / |
| Egwee | 80 | 5 | / |
| Ighwe | 80 | 4 | / |
| Iegwe | 80 | 4 | / |
| Eghbe | 80 | 3 | / |
| Egwhe | 80 | 3 | / |
| Egwei | 80 | 3 | / |
| Eugwe | 80 | 2 | / |
| Hegwe | 80 | 2 | / |
| Egwey | 80 | 2 | / |
| Eghve | 80 | 1 | / |
| Eigwe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Egkwe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ehgwe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Egwes | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ekgwe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Eeghw | 80 | 1 | / |
| Egw | 75 | 26 | / |
| Hegwer | 73 | 322 | / |
| Oghwie | 73 | 65 | / |
| Heigwe | 73 | 3 | / |
| Egweah | 73 | 2 | / |
| Egwech | 73 | 2 | / |
| Oghweh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eihkwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eangwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Haghwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Engweh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Igwe | 67 | 360,950 | / |
| Egbe | 67 | 51,063 | / |
| Ekwe | 67 | 12,301 | / |
| Egue | 67 | 3,270 | / |
| Egwa | 67 | 2,272 | / |
| Agwe | 67 | 2,178 | / |
| Ogwe | 67 | 1,770 | / |
| Egwi | 67 | 69 | / |
| Egve | 67 | 65 | / |
| Heigwer | 67 | 63 | / |
| Ecwe | 67 | 29 | / |
| Eqwe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Egwh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Enghuey | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hegw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jghw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eighway | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jgwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Egwuihe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Echkwei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Egbahei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ejgw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekgw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Egwd | 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 Eghwe
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