Eregwa Surname
Approximately 285 people bear this surname
Eregwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 284 | 1:162,605 | 12,666 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Eregwa (22) may also be a first name.
Eregwa Demographics
Eregwa Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Eregwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Eregwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Eregwa is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of Eregwa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Eregwa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 926,175th most commonly occurring last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 25,570,337 people. The surname Eregwa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Eregwa reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 65 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 2,301,746th most prevalent first name on earth It is held by 22 people.
This last name is most numerous in Kenya, where it is borne by 284 people, or 1 in 162,605. In Kenya Eregwa is primarily found in: Vihiga County, where 62 percent are found, Kakamega County, where 26 percent are found and Bungoma County, where 3 percent are found. Without taking into account Kenya this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in Uganda, where 0 percent are found.
Eregwa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Eregwa last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ereugwa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ereangwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Eregua | 83 | 409 | / |
| Aregwa | 83 | 16 | / |
| Erigwa | 83 | 10 | / |
| Eregba | 83 | 8 | / |
| Oregwa | 83 | 6 | / |
| Iregwa | 83 | 5 | / |
| Erekwa | 83 | 3 | / |
| Eragwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Heregua | 77 | 62 | / |
| Gerekwa | 77 | 21 | / |
| Eragwah | 77 | 11 | / |
| Haregwa | 77 | 9 | / |
| Aeragwa | 77 | 7 | / |
| Eregbai | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ereigwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Heregwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Herekwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ereakwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Erzeigua | 71 | 1 | / |
| Oragwa | 67 | 175 | / |
| Erigwe | 67 | 90 | / |
| Eregbe | 67 | 69 | / |
| Arogwa | 67 | 35 | / |
| Erigba | 67 | 29 | / |
| Iregba | 67 | 27 | / |
| Eregui | 67 | 19 | / |
| Arekwa | 67 | 10 | / |
| Irekwa | 67 | 8 | / |
| Aragwa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Iragwa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Oregua | 67 | 4 | / |
| Iregua | 67 | 3 | / |
| Iregwe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Eregue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Erecua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Erogwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Erikwa | 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 Eregwa
- 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