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 borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Egwa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Egwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 186,405th most frequently held last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 3,207,547 people. The surname Egwa 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. Egwa is also the 391,811th most widespread first name worldwide. It is borne by 472 people.
Egwa is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 1,994 people, or 1 in 88,838. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Benue, where 37 percent are found, Nasarawa, where 23 percent are found and Cross River, where 17 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria this last name is found in 7 countries. It is also common 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 holding the last name is primarily 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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