Egwo Surname
Approximately 193 people bear this surname
Egwo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 165 | 1:1,073,592 | 44,679 |
| Cameroon | 26 | 1:798,810 | 55,510 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Egwo (32) may also be a first name.
Egwo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Egwo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Egwo occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Egwo? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,214,709th most prevalent surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 37,759,305 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Egwo are found; 85 percent are found in West Africa and 85 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,840,253rd most numerous first name internationally, borne by 32 people.
The surname is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is held by 165 people, or 1 in 1,073,592. In Nigeria Egwo is mostly found in: Benue, where 30 percent reside, Enugu, where 18 percent reside and Cross River, where 10 percent reside. Not including Nigeria it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 13 percent reside and Uganda, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egwuo | 89 | 71 | / |
| Egwoh | 89 | 40 | / |
| Eegwo | 89 | 4 | / |
| Aegwo | 89 | 1 | / |
| Eugwo | 89 | 1 | / |
| Egwos | 89 | 1 | / |
| Hegwod | 80 | 3 | / |
| Egwuoh | 80 | 2 | / |
| Echgwo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Eijgwo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Heugwo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Egbo | 75 | 48,962 | / |
| Ogwo | 75 | 6,457 | / |
| Ekwo | 75 | 4,073 | / |
| Egwa | 75 | 2,272 | / |
| Agwo | 75 | 2,101 | / |
| Igwo | 75 | 537 | / |
| Eguo | 75 | 6 | / |
| Jgwo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Eqwo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Egwooyi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Egwuoyi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eghwa | 67 | 506 | / |
| Egweu | 67 | 227 | / |
| Egbuo | 67 | 193 | / |
| Egboo | 67 | 114 | / |
| Ecwou | 67 | 106 | / |
| Heguo | 67 | 104 | / |
| Egwau | 67 | 103 | / |
| Egbou | 67 | 63 | / |
| Ekwoh | 67 | 56 | / |
| Ekwuo | 67 | 55 | / |
| Ogwoh | 67 | 54 | / |
| Egboy | 67 | 49 | / |
| Heagwood | 67 | 36 | / |
| Agwoh | 67 | 25 | / |
| Egwua | 67 | 16 | / |
| Ogwoo | 67 | 16 | / |
| Ogwuo | 67 | 15 | / |
| Egwah | 67 | 15 | / |
| Hegbo | 67 | 14 | / |
| Eigbo | 67 | 14 | / |
| Egwat | 67 | 13 | / |
| Hegwa | 67 | 12 | / |
| Ogwho | 67 | 11 | / |
| Ekwou | 67 | 8 | / |
| Agwuo | 67 | 8 | / |
| Gikwo | 67 | 8 | / |
| Eguoz | 67 | 7 | / |
| Higwo | 67 | 7 | / |
| Eikwo | 67 | 7 | / |
| Jigwo | 67 | 6 | / |
| Agwoi | 67 | 5 | / |
| Igwoh | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ekwoi | 67 | 5 | / |
| Eggwa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Eagwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ekwoy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Enkwo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ogwoi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Igwuo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Eqwot | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aghwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oygwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eigwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okgwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ajgwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eghbo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eguot | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hagwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Egwap | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oghwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Igwoi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Igkwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Etkwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eguoh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekwod | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oigwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aekwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Heigwood | 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
- 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 Egwo
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