Eguewe Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Eguewe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Eguewe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania91:454,98517,374
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Eguewe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Eguewe (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺃﻛﻮﺍ) is found in Mauritania more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Eguewe? popularity and diffusion

Eguewe is the 6,063,924th most widely held last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Eguewe reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 90 percent reside in Senegambia Africa.

Eguewe is most widespread in Mauritania, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 454,985. In Mauritania it is primarily concentrated in: Hodh El Gharbi Region, where 78 percent reside and Hodh Chargui Region, where 22 percent reside. Aside from Mauritania this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Cameroon, where 10 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Eguewej921/
Egewe9126/
Egueweij862/
Eguebe8368/
Ekuewe834/
Eguiwe832/
Egwewe832/
Eguewj831/
Egbuiwe7727/
Eguebey7717/
Eguebei779/
Egwuebe776/
Egbeiwe773/
Ekuewei771/
Gegewei771/
Egbeweh771/
Eghuebe771/
Egwueue771/
Egebe73352/
Egiwe7320/
Igewe7319/
Egewa737/
Egeve735/
Egeue733/
Igiewe67519/
Egbebe67120/
Egbiwe6731/
Igeweh6724/
Ekwewe6722/
Egwewa6721/
Ekuewa6714/
Hegebe6712/
Eguive6711/
Iguiwe678/
Engewi678/
Eguibe675/
Egwewi674/
Eugiwe673/
Equebe672/
Eugeue672/
Engeve671/
Egewyi671/
Egoywe671/
Egweve671/
Ighewe671/
Igbewe671/
Igewei671/
Oigewe671/
Ekgiwe671/
Egoiwe671/
Egwebi671/
Egever670/

Eguewe Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Eguewe in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺃﻛﻮﺍakwa50
ﺍﻛﻮakw25
ﺃﻛﻮakw25

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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
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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 Eguewe
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