Egwi Surname
Approximately 69 people bear this surname
Egwi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 66 | 1:2,683,981 | 86,518 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egwai | 89 | 35 | / |
| Egwii | 89 | 16 | / |
| Egwui | 89 | 15 | / |
| Egwie | 89 | 6 | / |
| Egwei | 89 | 3 | / |
| Egwit | 89 | 1 | / |
| Eghwie | 80 | 11 | / |
| Egwa | 75 | 2,272 | / |
| Egwe | 75 | 1,963 | / |
| Egui | 75 | 1,255 | / |
| Egbi | 75 | 1,086 | / |
| Agwi | 75 | 459 | / |
| Ekwi | 75 | 42 | / |
| Ogwi | 75 | 12 | / |
| Igwi | 75 | 2 | / |
| Egvi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Egwooyi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Egwuoyi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Egwuihe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yengwai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Egbai | 67 | 2,092 | / |
| Agwai | 67 | 746 | / |
| Eghwa | 67 | 506 | / |
| Yegwa | 67 | 293 | / |
| Hegui | 67 | 244 | / |
| Egweu | 67 | 227 | / |
| Ekwai | 67 | 217 | / |
| Ogwai | 67 | 177 | / |
| Yegui | 67 | 177 | / |
| Egway | 67 | 140 | / |
| Egbei | 67 | 121 | / |
| Agwei | 67 | 107 | / |
| Egwue | 67 | 98 | / |
| Egwea | 67 | 84 | / |
| Eggui | 67 | 57 | / |
| Ekwei | 67 | 42 | / |
| Eghvi | 67 | 41 | / |
| Aigwi | 67 | 40 | / |
| Egweh | 67 | 36 | / |
| Eghwe | 67 | 24 | / |
| Egwet | 67 | 22 | / |
| Ogwei | 67 | 21 | / |
| Agwie | 67 | 20 | / |
| Eguih | 67 | 17 | / |
| Igwai | 67 | 14 | / |
| Hegwa | 67 | 12 | / |
| Agwui | 67 | 9 | / |
| Eagui | 67 | 9 | / |
| Jegbi | 67 | 8 | / |
| Ekwii | 67 | 8 | / |
| Igwei | 67 | 6 | / |
| Igwie | 67 | 6 | / |
| Jegwa | 67 | 6 | / |
| Agwoi | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ekwoi | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ekkwi | 67 | 5 | / |
| Egwee | 67 | 5 | / |
| Hegbi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Iegwe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Egbui | 67 | 4 | / |
| Egwhe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Agwii | 67 | 3 | / |
| Eghbi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Jegui | 67 | 3 | / |
| Eggwa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ogwii | 67 | 3 | / |
| Eigui | 67 | 2 | / |
| Egbhi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Eugwe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Eagwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hegwe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Egwey | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ogwoi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jekwi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yegwe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Eigwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hegvi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Igwio | 67 | 1 | / |
| Igwoi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Egwes | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ehgwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekwie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ogwie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jngwi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eguei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ehgui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekgui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ecwei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Egkwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ogwih | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eqwai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekgwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eguai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eigwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aghwi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Egwyt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hegwisch | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Egwi
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