Esenwa Surname

626,382nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 489 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Esenwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Esenwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria4331:409,10621,363
Cameroon331:629,36647,277
England151:3,714,537119,675
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Poland11:38,008,749231,653

Esenwa (48) may also be a first name.

Esenwa Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Esenwa Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Esenwa is found most in Nigeria. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Esenwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 626,382nd most frequently used last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 14,902,957 people. The surname Esenwa is predominantly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Esenwa are found; 89 percent are found in West Africa and 89 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Esenwa is also the 1,448,253rd most frequent first name at a global level, borne by 48 people.

It is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 433 people, or 1 in 409,106. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Delta, where 52 percent are found, Lagos, where 19 percent are found and Edo, where 5 percent are found. Other than Nigeria Esenwa occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 7 percent are found and England, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Esenwah92106/
Eisenwa921/
Essenwa921/
Eshenwa921/
Gesenway861/
Ezenwa8310,936/
Asenwa83311/
Esinwa83208/
Esemwa8322/
Isenwa839/
Ejenwa835/
Egenwa835/
Esenua834/
Eeznwa832/
Esenwo831/
Esenwe831/
Exenwa831/
Esenbay77715/
Asienwa7796/
Ezennwa7779/
Assenwa7753/
Echenwa7742/
Esaenwi7730/
Esenbai7723/
Esenbağ774/
Ezeunwa773/
Eezenwa773/
Ezenwai772/
Eshinwa772/
Ezeenwa772/
Asenwah771/
Esenwoh771/
Issenwa771/
Eizenwa771/
Isenhwa771/
Ishenwa771/
Ezemnwa771/
Esienwo771/
Oezenwa771/
Ezzenwa771/
Eisenba770/
Eznwa738/
Ezenwoha716/
Essenwoh712/
Ezenwath712/
Essenbai711/
Ezinwa676,412/
Esemba67549/
Ejinwa67309/
Isinwa67253/
Ijenwa67211/
Asinwa6762/
Isemwa6741/
Ezenwo6725/
Isenwe6725/
Ezemwa6722/
Esemwi6721/
Azenwa676/
Egemwa675/
Ezenba674/
Izenwa673/
Ezenua673/
Esinwo673/
Esimwa672/
Osenwo672/
Asenwo672/
Esinwe672/
Igenwa671/
Hesenwood671/
Esenbe671/
Ezenwi671/
Egenba671/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Esenwa
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