Erengwa Surname
Approximately 244 people bear this surname
Erengwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 236 | 1:750,605 | 34,037 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Erengwa (16) may also be a first name.
Erengwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Erengwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Erengwa is most common in Nigeria. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Erengwa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,032,007th most numerous surname on earth, held by around 1 in 29,866,991 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Erengwa live; 97 percent live in West Africa and 97 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,786,762nd most widely held given name internationally, borne by 16 people.
The last name Erengwa is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 236 people, or 1 in 750,605. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Abia, where 75 percent live, Lagos, where 12 percent live and Kaduna, where 5 percent live. Beside Nigeria Erengwa occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in England, where 2 percent live and South Africa, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Erengwi | 86 | 25 | / |
| Erengwe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Herengwi | 80 | 21 | / |
| Jirengwa | 80 | 18 | / |
| Jiriengwa | 75 | 245 | / |
| Iringwa | 71 | 2 | / |
| Erengbo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Aringwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Erenguo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jiringwa | 67 | 7 | / |
| Ehrengbo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Erehngbo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Erynkwajt | 63 | 18 | / |
| Jiriengwe | 63 | 7 | / |
| Erynkwajd | 63 | 1 | / |
| Jringwaja | 63 | 1 | / |
| Girenggwe | 63 | 1 | / |
| Harringway | 59 | 0 | / |
| Iringba | 57 | 4 | / |
| Oringwo | 57 | 4 | / |
| Aringua | 57 | 1 | / |
| Iorngua | 57 | 1 | / |
| Eringue | 57 | 1 | / |
| Orienkwo | 53 | 5 | / |
| Heringue | 53 | 2 | / |
| Erginkua | 53 | 1 | / |
| Geringue | 53 | 0 | / |
| Yiringgua | 50 | 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 Erengwa
- 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