Enigwe Surname

885,573rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 304 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Enigwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Enigwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2881:615,07929,261
United States151:24,163,929685,360
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Enigwe (18) may also be a first name.

Enigwe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Enigwe is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Enigwe? popularity and diffusion

The surname Enigwe is the 885,573rd most frequent last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 23,972,191 people. The last name Enigwe occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of Enigwe are found; 95 percent are found in West Africa and 95 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,608,198th most frequently held forename at a global level, borne by 18 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 288 people, or 1 in 615,079. In Nigeria Enigwe is most prevalent in: Ebonyi, where 83 percent reside, Lagos, where 6 percent reside and Enugu, where 3 percent reside. Not including Nigeria this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 5 percent reside and Cameroon, where 0 percent reside.

Enigwe Last Name Statistics demography

Enigwe earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 10.14% less than the national average, earning $38,775 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Enuigwe9214/
Eneigwe9211/
Enigweh921/
Enigwee921/
Eunigwe921/
Eniogwe921/
Enaigweh8624/
Anigwe83394/
Onigwe83136/
Enigue8317/
Enigbe8315/
Enegwe8313/
Enikwe8310/
Enugwe837/
Inigwe832/
Onuigwe77894/
Enaigbe77372/
Enegwea7720/
Onaigwe774/
Eniegue772/
Henigue772/
Enuegwe771/
Yinigwe771/
Anigkwe771/
Eniekwe771/
Eniggue771/
Onhigwe771/
Enaikwe771/
Eneagwe771/
Eunugwe771/
Onuigkwe713/
Engoikwe711/
Anikwe674,545/
Enekwe671,314/
Onigue67867/
Enegbe67191/
Enegue67182/
Enique6785/
Onugwe6764/
Onegwe6712/
Enegwa6710/
Enygue674/
Inikwe674/
Enukwe674/
Inigue674/
Onygwe673/
Anegwe673/
Enikwa671/
Ynigbe671/
Ynigue671/

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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 Enigwe
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