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
The last name Egwa is found most frequently in Nigeria. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Egwa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 186,405th most numerous surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 3,207,547 people. Egwa is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Egwa live; 88 percent live in West Africa and 88 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Egwa is also the 391,811th most widespread forename globally, borne by 472 people.
This surname is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 1,994 people, or 1 in 88,838. In Nigeria Egwa is most prevalent in: Benue, where 37 percent live, Nasarawa, where 23 percent live and Cross River, where 17 percent live. Outside of Nigeria this last name exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 7 percent live and The DR Congo, where 3 percent live.
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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