Egwim Surname

52,159th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,820 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Egwim Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Egwim Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria9,6631:18,3321,716
United States1001:3,624,589201,936
England251:2,228,72284,230
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Cyprus41:221,2198,471
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Iceland21:190,0456,825
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Egwim (63) may also be a first name.

Egwim Last Name Facts

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

The surname Egwim occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Egwim? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 52,159th most commonly used surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 742,113 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Egwim are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,234,572nd most prevalent given name world-wide. It is borne by 63 people.

It is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is borne by 9,663 people, or 1 in 18,332. In Nigeria Egwim is primarily concentrated in: Imo, where 54 percent are found, Abia, where 9 percent are found and Anambra, where 8 percent are found. Barring Nigeria this surname exists in 18 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Egwim Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Egwim last name are 35.01% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 88.24% registered to vote for the party.

Egwim earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 35.13% more than the national average, earning $58,307 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Egwuim9127/
Egweim913/
Egwwim912/
Egwime911/
Egwaim911/
Egwiem911/
Eugwim911/
Egwin80292/
Egbim8044/
Eguim8021/
Egwem8012/
Igwim805/
Agwim803/
Ekwim803/
Ogwim801/
Eqwim801/
Egweme7313/
Egbuim733/
Egwwin731/
Engwem731/
Heguim731/
Egwuin731/
Egwueme6713/
Egwn676/
Ieqwiem671/
Heigwin670/

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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
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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 Egwim
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