Eguwe Surname

1,683,218th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 117 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Eguwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Eguwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1101:1,610,38960,100
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869

Eguwe (12) may also be a first name.

Eguwe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Eguwe is found most frequently in Nigeria. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Eguwe? popularity and diffusion

The surname Eguwe is the 1,683,218th most frequent last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 62,286,717 people. Eguwe is primarily found in Africa, where 96 percent of Eguwe reside; 95 percent reside in West Africa and 94 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most widely held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 12 people.

The last name Eguwe is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 110 people, or 1 in 1,610,389. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Delta, where 67 percent reside, Bayelsa, where 9 percent reside and Rivers, where 9 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria Eguwe occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 4 percent reside and Cameroon, where 1 percent reside.

Eguwe Last Name Statistics demography

Eguwe earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 22.69% more than the national average, earning $52,938 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Eguw8920/
Egube80460/
Iguwe80210/
Aguwe8060/
Eguve8032/
Egiwe8020/
Eguwa8018/
Egowe8010/
Oguwe8010/
Eiguw801/
Egguw801/
Igouwe73507/
Agouwe7310/
Iguwei737/
Egubeh733/
Eugiwe733/
Okguwe732/
Egouve732/
Egowie731/
Oguwie731/
Ekgiwe731/
Egouwa731/
Agujwe731/
Oyguwe731/
Ogouwe731/
Eghuwa731/
Ehguwa731/
Eguuwa731/
Iguswe731/
Ighuwe731/
Iguw675/
Jguw671/
Eghauwa671/

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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 Eguwe
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