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 surname Enigwe is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Enigwe? popularity and diffusion

The surname Enigwe is the 885,573rd most commonly held last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 23,972,191 people. This last name is mostly found 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 common first name on earth. It is borne by 18 people.

It is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 288 people, or 1 in 615,079. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Ebonyi, where 83 percent live, Lagos, where 6 percent live and Enugu, where 3 percent live. Aside from Nigeria Enigwe exists in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 5 percent live and Cameroon, where 0 percent live.

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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