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

The last name Egwu is most common in Nigeria. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Egwu? popularity and diffusion

Egwu is the 9,998th most numerous family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 129,510 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Egwu are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 93,247th most common first name world-wide, held by 5,257 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 56,045 people, or 1 in 3,161. In Nigeria Egwu is mostly found in: Ebonyi, where 26 percent reside, Anambra, where 13 percent reside and Enugu, where 11 percent reside. Barring Nigeria Egwu is found in 22 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 0 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Egwu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Egwu last name is principally Christian (99%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Egwu surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% being 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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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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  • 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 Egwu
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