Egwie Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Egwie Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Egwie Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Egwie Come From? nationality or country of origin
Egwie is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Egwie? popularity and diffusion
The last name Egwie is the 7,593,402nd most numerous surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Egwie live; 50 percent live in Central Africa and 50 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.
This surname is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 59,047,586. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Lagos, where 67 percent live and Ondo, where 33 percent live. Apart from Nigeria Egwie is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 33 percent live and The DR Congo, where 17 percent live.
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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 Egwie
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