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 most common in Kenya. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of Eregwa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Eregwa? popularity and diffusion
Eregwa is the 926,175th most commonly occurring surname in the world, held by around 1 in 25,570,337 people. Eregwa occurs mostly 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 frequently held first name at a global level. It is borne by 22 people.
The last name is most numerous in Kenya, where it is carried by 284 people, or 1 in 162,605. In Kenya Eregwa is most numerous in: Vihiga County, where 62 percent are found, Kakamega County, where 26 percent are found and Bungoma County, where 3 percent are found. Besides Kenya it is found 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 last name is primarily 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
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