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
Eligwe Political Affiliation
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Eligwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Eligwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Eligwe is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Eligwe? popularity and diffusion
Eligwe is the 688,723rd most widely held last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 16,947,781 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 90 percent of Eligwe reside; 90 percent reside in West Africa and 90 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Eligwe is also the 1,775,424th most frequently held forename globally, held by 34 people.
The last name Eligwe is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 387 people, or 1 in 457,733. In Nigeria Eligwe is most numerous in: Rivers, where 41 percent reside, Enugu, where 14 percent reside and Abia, where 10 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria Eligwe is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 8 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.
Eligwe Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Eligwe surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national 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
| 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
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