Elaigwu Surname
Approximately 4,947 people bear this surname
Elaigwu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 4,930 | 1:35,932 | 2,906 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Ukraine | 3 | 1:15,174,232 | 372,501 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
Elaigwu (1,062) may also be a first name.
Elaigwu Demographics
Elaigwu Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Elaigwu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Elaigwu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Elaigwu occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Elaigwu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 96,157th most widely held last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,473,124 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Elaigwu reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Elaigwu is also the 245,583rd most frequently occurring first name worldwide, held by 1,062 people.
This surname is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 4,930 people, or 1 in 35,932. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Benue, where 52 percent live, Kogi, where 9 percent live and Lagos, where 5 percent live. Barring Nigeria this last name occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in England, where 0 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.
Elaigwu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Elaigwu last name is principally Christian (98%) in Nigeria.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ellaigwu | 93 | 7 | / |
| Elayigwu | 93 | 4 | / |
| Elaingwu | 93 | 3 | / |
| Elaigwut | 93 | 3 | / |
| Elaiagwu | 93 | 1 | / |
| Elaiegwu | 93 | 1 | / |
| Eligwu | 92 | 94 | / |
| Elagwu | 92 | 60 | / |
| Ellaaigwu | 88 | 1 | / |
| Eliagwu | 86 | 317 | / |
| Elaikwu | 86 | 69 | / |
| Alaigwu | 86 | 12 | / |
| Eliegwu | 86 | 8 | / |
| Eleigwu | 86 | 7 | / |
| Ilaigwu | 86 | 4 | / |
| Eleagwu | 86 | 2 | / |
| Eliogwu | 86 | 2 | / |
| Elaiqwu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Eilagwu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Elacgwu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Elijigwu | 80 | 4 | / |
| Alagwu | 77 | 576 | / |
| Elikwu | 77 | 389 | / |
| Elegwu | 77 | 43 | / |
| Aligwu | 77 | 32 | / |
| Aliagwu | 71 | 229 | / |
| Eliokwu | 71 | 19 | / |
| Eliakwu | 71 | 9 | / |
| Ailegwu | 71 | 4 | / |
| Ilaegwu | 71 | 3 | / |
| Alagwuh | 71 | 2 | / |
| Elickwu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ellegwu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Aleagwu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ielikwu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Aelikwu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Eleugwu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Alaugkwu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Elejegwu | 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 Elaigwu
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