Eligwe Surname
Approximately 430 people bear this surname
Eligwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 387 | 1:457,733 | 23,307 |
| United States | 36 | 1:10,068,304 | 413,125 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
Eligwe (34) may also be a first name.
Eligwe Demographics
Average Eligwe Salary in
United States
$35,922 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Eligwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Eligwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Eligwe is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Eligwe? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 688,723rd most numerous family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 16,947,781 people. The last name is mostly 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 frequently used given name at a global level It is held by 34 people.
The surname Eligwe is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 387 people, or 1 in 457,733. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Rivers, where 41 percent are found, Enugu, where 14 percent are found and Abia, where 10 percent are found. Beside Nigeria it occurs 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 those bearing the Eligwe last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eluigwe | 92 | 79 | / |
| Eleigwe | 92 | 43 | / |
| Elaigwe | 92 | 4 | / |
| Eliugwe | 92 | 1 | / |
| Aligwe | 83 | 1,219 | / |
| Eligue | 83 | 252 | / |
| Oligwe | 83 | 26 | / |
| Elaigw | 83 | 24 | / |
| Elugwe | 83 | 20 | / |
| Eligbe | 83 | 7 | / |
| Elikwe | 83 | 6 | / |
| Elegwe | 83 | 2 | / |
| Eligwa | 83 | 2 | / |
| Eliqwe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Esligue | 77 | 27 | / |
| Iloigwe | 77 | 14 | / |
| Alaigwe | 77 | 12 | / |
| Aliegwe | 77 | 11 | / |
| Oluigwe | 77 | 10 | / |
| Elligue | 77 | 7 | / |
| Aluigwe | 77 | 4 | / |
| Elaigwa | 77 | 4 | / |
| Eleikwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Iligwer | 77 | 1 | / |
| Elligbe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Elegwei | 77 | 1 | / |
| Aligwue | 77 | 1 | / |
| Eluigue | 77 | 1 | / |
| Esleigue | 71 | 75 | / |
| Elligque | 71 | 9 | / |
| Illoigwe | 71 | 3 | / |
| Elegbe | 67 | 1,961 | / |
| Elegwa | 67 | 569 | / |
| Alikwe | 67 | 263 | / |
| Elekwe | 67 | 252 | / |
| Elegue | 67 | 218 | / |
| Alugwe | 67 | 204 | / |
| Elique | 67 | 38 | / |
| Olugwe | 67 | 14 | / |
| Eligui | 67 | 12 | / |
| Alegwe | 67 | 6 | / |
| Elukwe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Iligue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Olikwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ilugwe | 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 Eligwe
- 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