Ehiguese Surname

661,581st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 454 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ehiguese Surname User-submission:

The Ehiguese surname means 'your destiny discovered'.

Ehiguese Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria4471:396,29320,834
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Ehiguese (25) may also be a first name.

Ehiguese Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Ehiguese surname means 'your destiny discovered'.

- gracyehis

Ehiguese Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ehiguese is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ehiguese? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 661,581st most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 16,051,863 people. Ehiguese occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Ehiguese live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ehiguese is also the 2,136,160th most numerous first name at a global level, held by 25 people.

The last name is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 447 people, or 1 in 396,293. In Nigeria Ehiguese is primarily found in: Edo, where 56 percent reside, Lagos, where 21 percent reside and Rivers, where 5 percent reside. Barring Nigeria Ehiguese is found in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent reside and Ireland, where 0 percent reside.

Ehiguese Last Name Statistics demography

Ehiguese earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 11.53% more than the national average, earning $48,125 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ehighuese943/
Ehisguese941/
Ehigues932/
Ehigese931/
Ehigwese8818/
Ehigvese881/
Egese775/
Geiges71897/
Yegues71651/
Egesie71316/
Iigues71119/
Jegues7125/
Yegese7121/
Ekuese7111/
Iegues714/
Egesei713/
Gegese713/
Egesse711/
Iygese711/
Jegese711/
Equese711/
Hieges711/
Geigges6798/
Eges6773/
Yengese6735/
Geighes6728/
Hiiguez6710/
Gegesie677/
Gengese675/
Egwuesi673/
Jengese672/
Hyigesa671/
Juigues671/
Hyegues671/
Ehegege671/
Geigess671/
Jekuese671/
Ekwuese671/

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