Egw Surname
Approximately 26 people bear this surname
Egw Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 20 | 1:8,857,138 | 186,571 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 1 | 1:1,728,021 | 323 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
Egw (12) may also be a first name.
Egw Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Egw Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Egw occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Egw? popularity and diffusion
The surname Egw is the 3,882,373rd most commonly occurring family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 280,290,228 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 85 percent of Egw are found; 81 percent are found in West Africa and 77 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Egw is also the 3,306,491st most commonly used first name in the world It is held by 12 people.
It is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is borne by 20 people, or 1 in 8,857,138. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Cross River, where 55 percent reside, Ondo, where 25 percent reside and Abia, where 5 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Thailand, where 15 percent reside and Guinea-Bissau, where 4 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egwe | 86 | 1,963 | / |
| Egwh | 86 | 2 | / |
| Egcw | 86 | 1 | / |
| Iegw | 86 | 1 | / |
| Egww | 86 | 1 | / |
| Eugw | 86 | 1 | / |
| Egkw | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ejgw | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ekgw | 86 | 1 | / |
| Egqw | 86 | 1 | / |
| Egwf | 86 | 1 | / |
| Egwp | 86 | 1 | / |
| Egws | 86 | 1 | / |
| Egwt | 86 | 1 | / |
| Egwz | 86 | 1 | / |
| Engw | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gegw | 86 | 1 | / |
| Hegw | 86 | 1 | / |
| Eghwe | 75 | 24 | / |
| Eengw | 75 | 17 | / |
| Geegw | 75 | 9 | / |
| Hengw | 75 | 6 | / |
| Egwhe | 75 | 3 | / |
| Hegwe | 75 | 2 | / |
| Aegww | 75 | 1 | / |
| Engqw | 75 | 1 | / |
| Eeghw | 75 | 1 | / |
| Eigwe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ekgwe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ehgwe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Heqgw | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ogw | 67 | 37 | / |
| Agw | 67 | 25 | / |
| Egwowa | 67 | 24 | / |
| Egb | 67 | 17 | / |
| Jgw | 67 | 16 | / |
| Igw | 67 | 12 | / |
| Ekw | 67 | 8 | / |
| Ecw | 67 | 6 | / |
| Egv | 67 | 4 | / |
| Heigwe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ygw | 67 | 2 | / |
| Eenghw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Heengw | 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 Egw
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