Egwu Surname

9,998th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 56,270 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Egwu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Egwu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria56,0451:3,161428
United States1181:3,071,686178,560
England491:1,137,10353,999
Italy161:3,822,293103,776
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
Iceland51:76,0184,442
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137

Egwu (5,257) may also be a first name.

Egwu Last Name Facts

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

Egwu is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Egwu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 9,998th most commonly occurring last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 129,510 people. Egwu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Egwu live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Egwu is also the 93,247th most widely held given name in the world It is held by 5,257 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 56,045 people, or 1 in 3,161. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Ebonyi, where 26 percent are found, Anambra, where 13 percent are found and Enugu, where 11 percent are found. Not including Nigeria this last name exists in 22 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 0 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Egwu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Egwu surname is principally Christian (99%) in Nigeria.

In The United States Egwu are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Egwu earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 51.21% less than the national average, earning R 115,932 per year and in United States they earn 3.23% less than the national average, earning $41,757 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Egwuh89191/
Egwau89103/
Eugwu8924/
Iegwu8921/
Egwuu8917/
Egwui8915/
Engwu897/
Aegwu896/
Eegwu895/
Eggwu894/
Egwwu894/
Egkwu893/
Egwut892/
Ehgwu891/
Esgwu891/
Ecgwu891/
Engweu8011/
Egwuch809/
Hengwu801/
Agwu7565,298/
Ogwu7519,540/
Egbu754,568/
Ekwu752,320/
Igwu75496/
Eqwu757/
Ygwu752/
Jgwu751/
Egvu751/
Uhiegwu7310/
Ekwau67281/
Ecweu67246/
Agwau67155/
Ekweu67153/
Egbau67130/
Ecwou67106/
Agwuh6781/
Agweu6773/
Ecwau6766/
Egbou6763/
Ogwuh6750/
Eikwu6750/
Ekwus6732/
Igwau6728/
Eegbu6716/
Ekwuh6716/
Egbuh6715/
Akgwu6714/
Agwui679/
Aagwu678/
Ekwou678/
Agkwu677/
Aghwu676/
Oigwu675/
Okgwu675/
Egbui674/
Uigwu674/
Ikgwu674/
Ogwwu674/
Ezkwu673/
Ogwau673/
Agwuu672/
Egueu672/
Eekwu672/
Aggwu671/
Iggwu671/
Hekwu671/
Ejkwu671/
Etkwu671/
Iogwu671/
Aqgwu671/
Igweu671/
Agcwu671/
Gikwu671/
Egbeu671/
Ygwuu671/
Aigwu671/

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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 Egwu
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