Ehwu Surname
Approximately 17 people bear this surname
Ehwu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 12 | 1:14,761,896 | 248,185 |
| Cameroon | 5 | 1:4,153,814 | 129,697 |
Ehwu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ehwu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ehwu is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Ehwu.
How Common Is The Last Name Ehwu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 4,772,636th most commonly held last name on earth, held by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ehwu reside; 71 percent reside in West Africa and 71 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The last name Ehwu is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 14,761,896. In Nigeria Ehwu is most prevalent in: Benue, where 58 percent live, Lagos, where 33 percent live and Delta, where 8 percent live. Other than Nigeria it occurs in one country. It is also common in Cameroon, where 29 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ehwou | 89 | 1 | / |
| Echwu | 89 | 1 | / |
| Ewu | 86 | 2,846 | / |
| Echweu | 80 | 7 | / |
| Echwau | 80 | 2 | / |
| Jehwou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Echwou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hawu | 75 | 1,121 | / |
| Hewu | 75 | 1,072 | / |
| Ewou | 75 | 521 | / |
| Yewu | 75 | 360 | / |
| Ewau | 75 | 321 | / |
| Jewu | 75 | 189 | / |
| Howu | 75 | 96 | / |
| Ewuh | 75 | 87 | / |
| Eweu | 75 | 82 | / |
| Hiwu | 75 | 63 | / |
| Ewui | 75 | 55 | / |
| Ewgu | 75 | 41 | / |
| Ihwu | 75 | 22 | / |
| Aewu | 75 | 12 | / |
| Ewhu | 75 | 11 | / |
| Ahwu | 75 | 8 | / |
| Ejwu | 75 | 7 | / |
| Ohwu | 75 | 7 | / |
| Ebhu | 75 | 2 | / |
| Oewu | 75 | 2 | / |
| Eawu | 75 | 2 | / |
| Ewuy | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ehbu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hywu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Iewu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ewuz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ewuj | 75 | 1 | / |
| Eiwu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Eywu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ewuu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Euwu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Echwuhe | 73 | 4 | / |
| Hawau | 67 | 5,514 | / |
| Hhawu | 67 | 3,840 | / |
| Ejwau | 67 | 115 | / |
| Yewou | 67 | 96 | / |
| Ihewu | 67 | 90 | / |
| Huiwu | 67 | 59 | / |
| Esweu | 67 | 50 | / |
| Hewus | 67 | 41 | / |
| Hewou | 67 | 12 | / |
| Ejwua | 67 | 10 | / |
| Hewau | 67 | 8 | / |
| Ahawu | 67 | 7 | / |
| Evhut | 67 | 6 | / |
| Hiwau | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ishwu | 67 | 5 | / |
| Jiewu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Geywu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hohwu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gewou | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hebhu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Yewuh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hawui | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ewuch | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hawuh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hiwus | 67 | 2 | / |
| Haiwu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hawhu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hewuy | 67 | 1 | / |
| How'u | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jeweu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ebhau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Heswu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ehbou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Haawu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jewou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ijewu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iebhu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hewui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Geewu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Geweu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ehbau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ewwwu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jehbu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hahwu | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Ehwu
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