Egwi Surname

2,293,424th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 69 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Egwi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Egwi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria661:2,683,98186,518
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724

Egwi Last Name Facts

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

Egwi occurs most in Nigeria. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Egwi.

How Common Is The Last Name Egwi? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,293,424th most frequently used family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 105,616,607 people. The last name Egwi occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Egwi are found; 96 percent are found in West Africa and 96 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is held by 66 people, or 1 in 2,683,981. In Nigeria Egwi is primarily found in: Delta, where 32 percent live, Lagos, where 24 percent live and Abia, where 12 percent live. Not including Nigeria Egwi occurs in one country. It is also found in Cameroon, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Egwai8935/
Egwii8916/
Egwui8915/
Egwie896/
Egwei893/
Egwit891/
Eghwie8011/
Egwa752,272/
Egwe751,963/
Egui751,255/
Egbi751,086/
Agwi75459/
Ekwi7542/
Ogwi7512/
Igwi752/
Egvi751/
Egwooyi731/
Egwuoyi731/
Egwuihe731/
Yengwai731/
Egbai672,092/
Agwai67746/
Eghwa67506/
Yegwa67293/
Hegui67244/
Egweu67227/
Ekwai67217/
Ogwai67177/
Yegui67177/
Egway67140/
Egbei67121/
Agwei67107/
Egwue6798/
Egwea6784/
Eggui6757/
Ekwei6742/
Eghvi6741/
Aigwi6740/
Egweh6736/
Eghwe6724/
Egwet6722/
Ogwei6721/
Agwie6720/
Eguih6717/
Igwai6714/
Hegwa6712/
Agwui679/
Eagui679/
Jegbi678/
Ekwii678/
Igwei676/
Igwie676/
Jegwa676/
Agwoi675/
Ekwoi675/
Ekkwi675/
Egwee675/
Hegbi674/
Iegwe674/
Egbui674/
Egwhe673/
Agwii673/
Eghbi673/
Jegui673/
Eggwa673/
Ogwii673/
Eigui672/
Egbhi672/
Eugwe672/
Eagwa672/
Hegwe672/
Egwey672/
Ogwoi672/
Jekwi672/
Yegwe672/
Eigwa671/
Hegvi671/
Igwio671/
Igwoi671/
Egwes671/
Ehgwe671/
Ekwie671/
Ogwie671/
Jngwi671/
Eguei671/
Ehgui671/
Ekgui671/
Ecwei671/
Egkwe671/
Ogwih671/
Eqwai671/
Ekgwe671/
Eguai671/
Eigwe671/
Aghwi671/
Egwyt671/
Hegwisch670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Egwi
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