Egwea Surname

2,047,559th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 84 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Egwea Surname User-submission:

The surname Egwea means 'he kicked me' in Lango language. It comes from gweyo, meaning 'to kick'.

Egwea Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda831:470,35327,634
England11:55,718,059489,080

Egwea Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Egwea means 'he kicked me' in Lango language. It comes from gweyo, meaning 'to kick'.

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Egwea Last Name Facts

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

The surname Egwea is held by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Egwea? popularity and diffusion

Egwea is the 2,047,559th most commonly occurring family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 86,756,499 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Egwea reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 96 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

Egwea is most commonly held in Uganda, where it is held by 83 people, or 1 in 470,353. In Uganda Egwea is mostly concentrated in: Kole District, where 82 percent reside, Lira District, where 10 percent reside and Oyam District, where 4 percent reside. Barring Uganda this last name is found in one country. It is also found in England, where 1 percent reside.

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Egwhe803/
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Egwuja739/
Egweji738/
Ekweja735/
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Egwayo733/
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Egweyo731/
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Agwa6714,137/
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Egue673,270/
Ogwa673,163/
Ekwa672,735/
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Igwa67254/
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Eqwe673/
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Eqwa673/
Egva672/
Egwugie672/
Heigway671/
Ekweyat671/
Eguehah671/
Egwaied671/
Eighway671/
Jgwe671/
Egwuihe671/
Egwuaju671/
Eegwuje671/
Egwujie671/
Igwejaa671/
Engweyu671/
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Enghwee671/
Ekweowa671/
Eghweje671/
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