Ekeigwe Surname

857,026th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 318 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ekeigwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ekeigwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2951:600,48428,761
United States111:32,950,812797,015
England91:6,190,895170,599
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

Ekeigwe Last Name Facts

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

Ekeigwe is found most frequently in Nigeria. It may also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ekeigwe? popularity and diffusion

Ekeigwe is the 857,026th most commonly held surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 22,916,811 people. The last name Ekeigwe is predominantly found in Africa, where 93 percent of Ekeigwe live; 93 percent live in West Africa and 93 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This surname is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 295 people, or 1 in 600,484. In Nigeria Ekeigwe is mostly concentrated in: Enugu, where 25 percent live, Rivers, where 21 percent live and Lagos, where 13 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 3 percent live and England, where 3 percent live.

Ekeigwe Last Name Statistics demography

Ekeigwe earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 72.08% more than the national average, earning $74,250 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ekigwe92196/
Ekegwe923/
Okeigwe86114/
Ikeigwe866/
Ekiegwe862/
Ekeigwa861/
Ekigwue861/
Okeyigwe803/
Okeigweh803/
Ekheigbe801/
Ikejigwe801/
Ekejigbe801/
Ekesgwue801/
Ekekwe774,861/
Okigwe77364/
Akigwe7778/
Ikegwe7762/
Ekagwe7721/
Ekegue7715/
Ekigue778/
Okegwe776/
Ekeugw771/
Ikigwe771/
Akaigwe71167/
Ekangwe7129/
Okaigwe7128/
Okigweh7116/
Echegwe717/
Echigwe716/
Akigwie715/
Akuigwe715/
Okoigwe715/
Ekekwie713/
Ekeekwe711/
Ekhagwe711/
Ikeigwa711/
Okuigwe711/
Oikigwe711/
Ekeakwe711/
Okeikwe711/
Okigkwe711/
Okigwee711/
Ekeukwe711/
Okeikwue6717/
Okoyigwe672/
Ikeagweu671/
Okeyugwe671/

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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 Ekeigwe
  • 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