Egwa Surname
Approximately 2,272 people bear this surname
Egwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 1,994 | 1:88,838 | 6,199 |
| Kenya | 162 | 1:285,061 | 18,491 |
| DR Congo | 68 | 1:1,086,464 | 68,260 |
| Philippines | 34 | 1:2,977,595 | 140,497 |
| Cameroon | 8 | 1:2,596,134 | 118,056 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Egwa (472) may also be a first name.
Egwa Demographics
Egwa Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Egwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Egwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Egwa occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of Egwa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Egwa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Egwa is the 186,405th most common last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 3,207,547 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Egwa reside; 88 percent reside in West Africa and 88 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 391,811th most prevalent first name worldwide It is held by 472 people.
It is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is held by 1,994 people, or 1 in 88,838. In Nigeria Egwa is mostly found in: Benue, where 37 percent reside, Nasarawa, where 23 percent reside and Cross River, where 17 percent reside. Barring Nigeria this surname is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 7 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 3 percent reside.
Egwa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eghwa | 89 | 506 | / |
| Egway | 89 | 140 | / |
| Egwau | 89 | 103 | / |
| Egwea | 89 | 84 | / |
| Egwai | 89 | 35 | / |
| Egwua | 89 | 16 | / |
| Egwah | 89 | 15 | / |
| Egwat | 89 | 13 | / |
| Hegwa | 89 | 12 | / |
| Eggwa | 89 | 3 | / |
| Eagwa | 89 | 2 | / |
| Eigwa | 89 | 1 | / |
| Egwap | 89 | 1 | / |
| Egweah | 80 | 2 | / |
| Egwaja | 80 | 2 | / |
| Egweau | 80 | 2 | / |
| Egwaat | 80 | 1 | / |
| Egwuat | 80 | 1 | / |
| Egwwah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Agwa | 75 | 14,137 | / |
| Egba | 75 | 12,748 | / |
| Ogwa | 75 | 3,163 | / |
| Ekwa | 75 | 2,735 | / |
| Egwe | 75 | 1,963 | / |
| Egua | 75 | 428 | / |
| Igwa | 75 | 254 | / |
| Egwo | 75 | 193 | / |
| Egwi | 75 | 69 | / |
| Ecwa | 75 | 27 | / |
| Eqwa | 75 | 3 | / |
| Egva | 75 | 2 | / |
| Egwuaha | 73 | 8 | / |
| Heigway | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eighway | 73 | 1 | / |
| Egbai | 67 | 2,092 | / |
| Heighway | 67 | 1,187 | / |
| Agwai | 67 | 746 | / |
| Jigwa | 67 | 342 | / |
| Agwah | 67 | 330 | / |
| Ekwau | 67 | 281 | / |
| Egweu | 67 | 227 | / |
| Ekwai | 67 | 217 | / |
| Hegba | 67 | 215 | / |
| Ogwua | 67 | 180 | / |
| Ogwai | 67 | 177 | / |
| Ogwah | 67 | 170 | / |
| Agwau | 67 | 155 | / |
| Egbau | 67 | 130 | / |
| Egwue | 67 | 98 | / |
| Eguah | 67 | 92 | / |
| Agway | 67 | 89 | / |
| Agwea | 67 | 81 | / |
| Ogway | 67 | 73 | / |
| Egwuo | 67 | 71 | / |
| Ecwau | 67 | 66 | / |
| Hekwa | 67 | 53 | / |
| Egwoh | 67 | 40 | / |
| Aigwa | 67 | 40 | / |
| Eguea | 67 | 37 | / |
| Egweh | 67 | 36 | / |
| Agwua | 67 | 33 | / |
| Ekway | 67 | 32 | / |
| Eguay | 67 | 29 | / |
| Agwaa | 67 | 28 | / |
| Igwah | 67 | 28 | / |
| Igwau | 67 | 28 | / |
| Ekwea | 67 | 28 | / |
| Eghwe | 67 | 24 | / |
| Yigwa | 67 | 23 | / |
| Ekwua | 67 | 23 | / |
| Esgua | 67 | 23 | / |
| Egwet | 67 | 22 | / |
| Hagwa | 67 | 20 | / |
| Egbaï | 67 | 18 | / |
| Egbea | 67 | 17 | / |
| Egwii | 67 | 16 | / |
| Aghwa | 67 | 16 | / |
| Ekwah | 67 | 15 | / |
| Egwui | 67 | 15 | / |
| Igwai | 67 | 14 | / |
| Igway | 67 | 14 | / |
| Igwea | 67 | 13 | / |
| Heqwa | 67 | 12 | / |
| Oghwa | 67 | 12 | / |
| Aggwa | 67 | 11 | / |
| Egwie | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ekwaj | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ekwaa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Egwee | 67 | 5 | / |
| Eggua | 67 | 4 | / |
| Igwua | 67 | 4 | / |
| Iegwe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Eegwo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Egvad | 67 | 4 | / |
| Okgwa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Egwhe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ohgwa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ogwaa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Egwei | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ogwau | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hegwe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Eigba | 67 | 2 | / |
| Eegba | 67 | 2 | / |
| Eugwe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Higwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hegua | 67 | 2 | / |
| Egwey | 67 | 2 | / |
| Egvat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Egkwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ogkwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iggwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ihgwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Egwos | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aygwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eygba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ehgwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Egwueaja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Igwaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ogwea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yngwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Egwit | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekwas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eugwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Agkwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aekwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eakwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Egwes | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ogwha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ighwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eqwai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekgwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eguai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eigwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eagba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eagua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eukwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aegwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Agwha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Egwyt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eygua | 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
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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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