Eleigwe Surname
Approximately 43 people bear this surname
Eleigwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 42 | 1:4,217,685 | 117,088 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Eleigwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Eleigwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Eleigwe is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Eleigwe? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,979,664th most widespread family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 169,477,812 people. Eleigwe occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Eleigwe live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The surname Eleigwe is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 42 people, or 1 in 4,217,685. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Abia, where 83 percent live, Lagos, where 14 percent live and Rivers, where 2 percent live. Not including Nigeria Eleigwe exists in one country. It is also found in England, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eligwe | 92 | 430 | / |
| Elegwe | 92 | 2 | / |
| Eluigwe | 86 | 79 | / |
| Elaigwe | 86 | 4 | / |
| Elegwei | 86 | 1 | / |
| Eleikwe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Esleigue | 80 | 75 | / |
| Elegbe | 77 | 1,961 | / |
| Aligwe | 77 | 1,219 | / |
| Elegwa | 77 | 569 | / |
| Eligue | 77 | 252 | / |
| Elekwe | 77 | 252 | / |
| Elegue | 77 | 218 | / |
| Oligwe | 77 | 26 | / |
| Elaigw | 77 | 24 | / |
| Eligbe | 77 | 7 | / |
| Alegwe | 77 | 6 | / |
| Elikwe | 77 | 6 | / |
| Eligwa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Eliqwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Helegbe | 71 | 1,006 | / |
| Yelegue | 71 | 632 | / |
| Helegwa | 71 | 135 | / |
| Ellegbe | 71 | 30 | / |
| Esligue | 71 | 27 | / |
| Ellegue | 71 | 24 | / |
| Iloigwe | 71 | 14 | / |
| Jelegwa | 71 | 12 | / |
| Alaigwe | 71 | 12 | / |
| Oluigwe | 71 | 10 | / |
| Elligue | 71 | 7 | / |
| Eslegue | 71 | 7 | / |
| Aluigwe | 71 | 4 | / |
| Elaigwa | 71 | 4 | / |
| Aleikwe | 71 | 3 | / |
| Jelegbe | 71 | 3 | / |
| Jelegue | 71 | 2 | / |
| Yeligue | 71 | 1 | / |
| Elegbee | 71 | 1 | / |
| Elaiugw | 71 | 1 | / |
| Eliakwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Iligwer | 71 | 1 | / |
| Eleggue | 71 | 1 | / |
| Elligbe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Helegue | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jelekwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Eluigue | 71 | 1 | / |
| Aligwue | 71 | 1 | / |
| Eleegbe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Elligque | 67 | 9 | / |
| Illoigwe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Yetlegue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ijiligwe | 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 Eleigwe
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis