Erigwe Surname
Approximately 90 people bear this surname
Erigwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 88 | 1:2,012,986 | 70,656 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
Erigwe (23) may also be a first name.
Erigwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Erigwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Erigwe is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Erigwe? popularity and diffusion
Erigwe is the 1,967,751st most frequently occurring surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 80,972,732 people. Erigwe is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Erigwe reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Erigwe is also the 2,239,265th most commonly held given name world-wide. It is borne by 23 people.
The surname is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 88 people, or 1 in 2,012,986. In Nigeria Erigwe is most prevalent in: Ebonyi, where 57 percent live, Abia, where 20 percent live and Benue, where 10 percent live. Not including Nigeria it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Senegal, where 1 percent live and Spain, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ereigwe | 92 | 1 | / |
| Erigbe | 83 | 188 | / |
| Arigwe | 83 | 94 | / |
| Irigwe | 83 | 89 | / |
| Origwe | 83 | 22 | / |
| Erikwe | 83 | 13 | / |
| Erigwa | 83 | 10 | / |
| Eraigw | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ariegwe | 77 | 117 | / |
| Ireigwe | 77 | 43 | / |
| Irrigwe | 77 | 24 | / |
| Oruigwe | 77 | 18 | / |
| Herigue | 77 | 5 | / |
| Eraigbe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Girigwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Heregwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Eriokwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Oraigwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Eraigbeh | 71 | 10 | / |
| Ireigweh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Heraigue | 71 | 1 | / |
| Erique | 67 | 1,835 | / |
| Eregwa | 67 | 285 | / |
| Origue | 67 | 107 | / |
| Erukwe | 67 | 79 | / |
| Eregbe | 67 | 69 | / |
| Arikwe | 67 | 69 | / |
| Irigbe | 67 | 6 | / |
| Irigue | 67 | 5 | / |
| Iregwe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Orikwe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Arugwe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Erikwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yrigbe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eregue | 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 Erigwe
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