Egwo Surname

1,214,709th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 193 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Egwo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Egwo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1651:1,073,59244,679
Cameroon261:798,81055,510
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

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 last name Egwo is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Egwo? popularity and diffusion

The surname Egwo is the 1,214,709th most widely held last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 37,759,305 people. The last name Egwo is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Egwo reside; 85 percent reside in West Africa and 85 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,840,253rd most numerous first name internationally, borne by 32 people.

The surname Egwo is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is carried by 165 people, or 1 in 1,073,592. In Nigeria it is most common in: Benue, where 30 percent reside, Enugu, where 18 percent reside and Cross River, where 10 percent reside. Not including Nigeria it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 13 percent reside and Uganda, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Egwuo8971/
Egwoh8940/
Eegwo894/
Aegwo891/
Eugwo891/
Egwos891/
Hegwod803/
Egwuoh802/
Echgwo801/
Eijgwo801/
Heugwo801/
Egbo7548,962/
Ogwo756,457/
Ekwo754,073/
Egwa752,272/
Agwo752,101/
Igwo75537/
Eguo756/
Jgwo751/
Eqwo751/
Egwooyi731/
Egwuoyi731/
Eghwa67506/
Egweu67227/
Egbuo67193/
Egboo67114/
Ecwou67106/
Heguo67104/
Egwau67103/
Egbou6763/
Ekwoh6756/
Ekwuo6755/
Ogwoh6754/
Egboy6749/
Heagwood6736/
Agwoh6725/
Egwua6716/
Ogwoo6716/
Ogwuo6715/
Egwah6715/
Hegbo6714/
Eigbo6714/
Egwat6713/
Hegwa6712/
Ogwho6711/
Ekwou678/
Agwuo678/
Gikwo678/
Eguoz677/
Higwo677/
Eikwo677/
Jigwo676/
Agwoi675/
Igwoh675/
Ekwoi675/
Eggwa673/
Eagwa672/
Ekwoy672/
Enkwo672/
Ogwoi672/
Igwuo672/
Eqwot671/
Aghwo671/
Oygwo671/
Eigwa671/
Okgwo671/
Ajgwo671/
Eghbo671/
Eguot671/
Hagwo671/
Egwap671/
Oghwo671/
Igwoi671/
Igkwo671/
Etkwo671/
Eguoh671/
Ekwod671/
Oigwo671/
Aekwo671/
Heigwood670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Egwo
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