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 last name Erengwa is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Erengwa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,032,007th most common family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 29,866,991 people. The last name Erengwa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Erengwa reside; 97 percent reside in West Africa and 97 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Erengwa is also the 2,786,762nd most commonly used first name world-wide, held by 16 people.
Erengwa is most common in Nigeria, where it is borne by 236 people, or 1 in 750,605. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Abia, where 75 percent live, Lagos, where 12 percent live and Kaduna, where 5 percent live. Excluding Nigeria this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common 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