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 occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ehwu? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 4,772,636th most frequently held family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ehwu are found; 71 percent are found in West Africa and 71 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The surname is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 12 people, or 1 in 14,761,896. In Nigeria Ehwu is primarily found in: Benue, where 58 percent reside, Lagos, where 33 percent reside and Delta, where 8 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Cameroon, where 29 percent reside.
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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