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 last name Egwo is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Egwo.
How Common Is The Last Name Egwo? popularity and diffusion
The surname Egwo is the 1,214,709th most commonly occurring family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 37,759,305 people. It is predominantly found 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 widespread first name worldwide It is held by 32 people.
It is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 165 people, or 1 in 1,073,592. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Benue, where 30 percent reside, Enugu, where 18 percent reside and Cross River, where 10 percent reside. Barring Nigeria this last name is found in 3 countries. It also occurs 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
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- 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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