Ehiwele Surname

2,007,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 87 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ehiwele Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ehiwele Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria851:2,084,03272,421
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Ehiwele Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ehiwele is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ehiwele? popularity and diffusion

Ehiwele is the 2,007,164th most common last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 83,764,896 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Ehiwele are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

Ehiwele is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 85 people, or 1 in 2,084,032. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Edo, where 52 percent reside, Lagos, where 28 percent reside and Delta, where 19 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria this last name is found in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ehwele921/
Ohiwele8632/
Jewele7766/
Yewele777/
Eweley774/
Ehuele773/
Ejwele771/
Ahiwale71479/
Ejweile716/
Ehivale714/
Hiewale712/
Eaiwale711/
Jeweley711/
Jiowele711/
Aeiwale711/
Jewelee711/
Evele673,616/
Evile671,115/
Aahiwale676/
Ijeawele672/
Ihibhele671/
Ewelj671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Ehiwele
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