Egwe Surname
Approximately 1,963 people bear this surname
Egwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 1,807 | 1:98,031 | 6,693 |
| Cameroon | 57 | 1:364,370 | 32,302 |
| DR Congo | 41 | 1:1,801,941 | 95,514 |
| Uganda | 34 | 1:1,148,214 | 47,064 |
| Solomon Islands | 12 | 1:48,336 | 9,616 |
| Papua New Guinea | 7 | 1:1,164,817 | 109,517 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Egwe (201) may also be a first name.
Egwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Egwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Egwe is most common in Nigeria. It can also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Egwe.
How Common Is The Last Name Egwe? popularity and diffusion
It is the 210,289th most widely held surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 3,712,453 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Egwe are found; 92 percent are found in West Africa and 92 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 639,077th most frequently held first name throughout the world, held by 201 people.
The last name Egwe is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 1,807 people, or 1 in 98,031. In Nigeria Egwe is mostly concentrated in: Delta, where 27 percent are found, Ebonyi, where 14 percent are found and Bayelsa, where 10 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria it is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 3 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egweu | 89 | 227 | / |
| Egwue | 89 | 98 | / |
| Egwea | 89 | 84 | / |
| Egweh | 89 | 36 | / |
| Eghwe | 89 | 24 | / |
| Egwet | 89 | 22 | / |
| Egwie | 89 | 6 | / |
| Egwee | 89 | 5 | / |
| Iegwe | 89 | 4 | / |
| Egwhe | 89 | 3 | / |
| Egwei | 89 | 3 | / |
| Hegwe | 89 | 2 | / |
| Eugwe | 89 | 2 | / |
| Egwey | 89 | 2 | / |
| Egkwe | 89 | 1 | / |
| Ehgwe | 89 | 1 | / |
| Egwes | 89 | 1 | / |
| Ekgwe | 89 | 1 | / |
| Eigwe | 89 | 1 | / |
| Egw | 86 | 26 | / |
| Hegwer | 80 | 322 | / |
| Egwueh | 80 | 15 | / |
| Eghwie | 80 | 11 | / |
| Heigwe | 80 | 3 | / |
| Egweah | 80 | 2 | / |
| Egwech | 80 | 2 | / |
| Eangwe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Engweh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Eghwer | 80 | 1 | / |
| Eghwey | 80 | 0 | / |
| Igwe | 75 | 360,950 | / |
| Egbe | 75 | 51,063 | / |
| Ekwe | 75 | 12,301 | / |
| Egue | 75 | 3,270 | / |
| Egwa | 75 | 2,272 | / |
| Agwe | 75 | 2,178 | / |
| Ogwe | 75 | 1,770 | / |
| Egwi | 75 | 69 | / |
| Egve | 75 | 65 | / |
| Ecwe | 75 | 29 | / |
| Eqwe | 75 | 3 | / |
| Egwh | 75 | 2 | / |
| Jgwe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ejgw | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ekgw | 75 | 1 | / |
| Egwd | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hegw | 75 | 1 | / |
| Heigwer | 73 | 63 | / |
| Egwuihe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Enghwee | 73 | 1 | / |
| Egueh | 67 | 3,235 | / |
| Igweh | 67 | 1,640 | / |
| Eigbe | 67 | 1,087 | / |
| Hegbe | 67 | 987 | / |
| Ekwee | 67 | 866 | / |
| Aghwe | 67 | 513 | / |
| Eghwa | 67 | 506 | / |
| Oghwe | 67 | 373 | / |
| Ecweu | 67 | 246 | / |
| Igwet | 67 | 204 | / |
| Egoue | 67 | 192 | / |
| Ekweh | 67 | 184 | / |
| Agwee | 67 | 178 | / |
| Ogweh | 67 | 156 | / |
| Ekwue | 67 | 155 | / |
| Ekweu | 67 | 153 | / |
| Egway | 67 | 140 | / |
| Hagwe | 67 | 131 | / |
| Agweh | 67 | 129 | / |
| Egbei | 67 | 121 | / |
| Agwei | 67 | 107 | / |
| Igwue | 67 | 90 | / |
| Agwea | 67 | 81 | / |
| Hogwe | 67 | 80 | / |
| Hekwe | 67 | 74 | / |
| Agweu | 67 | 73 | / |
| Ekwey | 67 | 70 | / |
| Igwee | 67 | 68 | / |
| Ogwee | 67 | 60 | / |
| Hegue | 67 | 50 | / |
| Ekwei | 67 | 42 | / |
| Eggue | 67 | 41 | / |
| Esgue | 67 | 38 | / |
| Ogwhe | 67 | 38 | / |
| Eguea | 67 | 37 | / |
| Ekwet | 67 | 36 | / |
| Egwai | 67 | 35 | / |
| Egbee | 67 | 31 | / |
| Ekwea | 67 | 28 | / |
| Egbey | 67 | 27 | / |
| Ogwei | 67 | 21 | / |
| Agwie | 67 | 20 | / |
| Eguey | 67 | 18 | / |
| Egbea | 67 | 17 | / |
| Jigwe | 67 | 17 | / |
| Eegve | 67 | 16 | / |
| Eegbe | 67 | 16 | / |
| Egwii | 67 | 16 | / |
| Egwui | 67 | 15 | / |
| Igwea | 67 | 13 | / |
| Hegwa | 67 | 12 | / |
| Igkwe | 67 | 12 | / |
| Iegue | 67 | 8 | / |
| Eekwe | 67 | 7 | / |
| Uigwe | 67 | 6 | / |
| Igwei | 67 | 6 | / |
| Igwie | 67 | 6 | / |
| Igwwe | 67 | 5 | / |
| Agwue | 67 | 5 | / |
| Aigwe | 67 | 5 | / |
| Engve | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ighwe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Eague | 67 | 4 | / |
| Aekwe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Egvey | 67 | 3 | / |
| Eikwe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Eghbe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ojgwe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Eggwa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ezkwe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ogkwe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Oigwe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Eagwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ogwue | 67 | 2 | / |
| Igwey | 67 | 1 | / |
| E'Gbe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eagve | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eigwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eghve | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yigwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekwge | 67 | 1 | / |
| Agkwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ogwie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekwie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Igweu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iekwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Enkwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oekwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Egwueaja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ogwea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gicwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eguei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Egwit | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekgue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eykwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eygue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ecwei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ecwer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ohgwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ogwej | 67 | 1 | / |
| Igwej | 67 | 1 | / |
| Igwhe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Edkwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ahgwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Agwhe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eeghw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Egves | 67 | 1 | / |
| Egwyt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Heqgw | 67 | 1 | / |
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- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Egwe
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