Eligwe Surname

688,723rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 430 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Eligwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Eligwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3871:457,73323,307
United States361:10,068,304413,125
England61:9,286,343223,652
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705

Eligwe (34) may also be a first name.

Eligwe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Eligwe occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Eligwe.

How Common Is The Last Name Eligwe? popularity and diffusion

The surname Eligwe is the 688,723rd most commonly held surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 16,947,781 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 90 percent of Eligwe are found; 90 percent are found in West Africa and 90 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Eligwe is also the 1,775,424th most commonly used forename internationally, held by 34 people.

This last name is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 387 people, or 1 in 457,733. In Nigeria Eligwe is most prevalent in: Rivers, where 41 percent are found, Enugu, where 14 percent are found and Abia, where 10 percent are found. Not including Nigeria this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 8 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

Eligwe Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Eligwe are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% being registered with the party.

Eligwe earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 16.75% less than the national average, earning $35,922 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Eluigwe9279/
Eleigwe9243/
Elaigwe924/
Eliugwe921/
Aligwe831,219/
Eligue83252/
Oligwe8326/
Elaigw8324/
Elugwe8320/
Eligbe837/
Elikwe836/
Elegwe832/
Eligwa832/
Eliqwe831/
Esligue7727/
Iloigwe7714/
Alaigwe7712/
Aliegwe7711/
Oluigwe7710/
Elligue777/
Aluigwe774/
Elaigwa774/
Eleikwe771/
Iligwer771/
Elligbe771/
Elegwei771/
Aligwue771/
Eluigue771/
Esleigue7175/
Elligque719/
Illoigwe713/
Elegbe671,961/
Elegwa67569/
Alikwe67263/
Elekwe67252/
Elegue67218/
Alugwe67204/
Elique6738/
Olugwe6714/
Eligui6712/
Alegwe676/
Elukwe672/
Iligue671/
Olikwe671/
Ilugwe671/

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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 Eligwe
  • 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