Ejiniwe Surname

1,860,621st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 99 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ejiniwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ejiniwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria931:1,904,76167,919
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Ejiniwe (14) may also be a first name.

Ejiniwe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ejiniwe is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of Ejiniwe click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ejiniwe? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,860,621st most widely held family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 73,611,575 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 94 percent of Ejiniwe live; 94 percent live in West Africa and 94 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,024,661st most frequently occurring forename on earth. It is borne by 14 people.

It is most common in Nigeria, where it is carried by 93 people, or 1 in 1,904,761. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Delta, where 80 percent reside, Lagos, where 11 percent reside and Federal Capital Territory, where 8 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 5 percent reside and Canada, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Eginiwe861/
Ainiwe771/
Oweniwe71351/
Ojeniwe71121/
Oyeniwe7191/
Ejenibe719/
Eyiniwa713/
Ujeniwe711/
Ojeniweh6748/
Isenihwe6716/
Iginiwei6713/
Oyeniswe672/
Oweniewe671/
Yoyeniwe671/
Awegniwe671/

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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 Ejiniwe
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis