Egwa Surname

186,405th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,272 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Egwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Egwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,9941:88,8386,199
Kenya1621:285,06118,491
DR Congo681:1,086,46468,260
Philippines341:2,977,595140,497
Cameroon81:2,596,134118,056
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Egwa (472) may also be a first name.

Egwa Last Name Facts

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

Egwa is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Egwa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 186,405th most frequently used surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 3,207,547 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Egwa are found; 88 percent are found in West Africa and 88 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Egwa is also the 391,811th most prevalent first name on earth It is held by 472 people.

The last name Egwa is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is held by 1,994 people, or 1 in 88,838. In Nigeria Egwa is most frequent in: Benue, where 37 percent are found, Nasarawa, where 23 percent are found and Cross River, where 17 percent are found. Not including Nigeria it is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 7 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 3 percent are found.

Egwa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Egwau89103/
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Egwai8935/
Egwua8916/
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Egwat8913/
Hegwa8912/
Eggwa893/
Eagwa892/
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Egweah802/
Egwaja802/
Egweau802/
Egwaat801/
Egwuat801/
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Agwa7514,137/
Egba7512,748/
Ogwa753,163/
Ekwa752,735/
Egwe751,963/
Egua75428/
Igwa75254/
Egwo75193/
Egwi7569/
Ecwa7527/
Eqwa753/
Egva752/
Egwuaha738/
Heigway731/
Eighway731/
Egbai672,092/
Heighway671,187/
Agwai67746/
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Ekwau67281/
Egweu67227/
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Egbau67130/
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Agway6789/
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Ecwau6766/
Hekwa6753/
Egwoh6740/
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Egweh6736/
Agwua6733/
Ekway6732/
Eguay6729/
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Igwah6728/
Igwau6728/
Ekwea6728/
Eghwe6724/
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Ekwua6723/
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Egwet6722/
Hagwa6720/
Egbaï6718/
Egbea6717/
Egwii6716/
Aghwa6716/
Ekwah6715/
Egwui6715/
Igwai6714/
Igway6714/
Igwea6713/
Heqwa6712/
Oghwa6712/
Aggwa6711/
Egwie676/
Ekwaj676/
Ekwaa675/
Egwee675/
Eggua674/
Igwua674/
Iegwe674/
Eegwo674/
Egvad674/
Okgwa673/
Egwhe673/
Ohgwa673/
Ogwaa673/
Egwei673/
Ogwau673/
Hegwe672/
Eigba672/
Eegba672/
Eugwe672/
Higwa672/
Hegua672/
Egwey672/
Egvat671/
Egkwe671/
Ogkwa671/
Iggwa671/
Ihgwa671/
Egwos671/
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Eygba671/
Ehgwe671/
Egwueaja671/
Igwaa671/
Ogwea671/
Yngwa671/
Egwit671/
Ekwas671/
Eugwo671/
Agkwa671/
Aekwa671/
Eakwa671/
Egwes671/
Ogwha671/
Ighwa671/
Eqwai671/
Ekgwe671/
Eguai671/
Eigwe671/
Eagba671/
Eagua671/
Eukwa671/
Aegwo671/
Agwha671/
Egwyt671/
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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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  • 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 Egwa
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