Etigwe Surname
Approximately 139 people bear this surname
Etigwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 138 | 1:1,283,643 | 51,044 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Etigwe (20) may also be a first name.
Etigwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Etigwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Etigwe occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Etigwe? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,504,764th most frequent family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 52,428,388 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Etigwe reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Etigwe is also the 2,446,817th most widespread first name world-wide, held by 20 people.
This surname is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 138 people, or 1 in 1,283,643. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Cross River, where 58 percent are found, Abia, where 20 percent are found and Edo, where 13 percent are found. Besides Nigeria it is found in one country. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Etoingwe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Itigwe | 83 | 354 | / |
| Atigwe | 83 | 151 | / |
| Etikwe | 83 | 7 | / |
| Etigue | 83 | 7 | / |
| Otigwe | 83 | 5 | / |
| Etigbe | 83 | 4 | / |
| Etigwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Etegwe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Iteigwe | 77 | 44 | / |
| Atuigwe | 77 | 23 | / |
| Atoigwe | 77 | 13 | / |
| Otuigwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Eteingue | 71 | 11 | / |
| Etigwaya | 71 | 2 | / |
| Etique | 67 | 246 | / |
| Etekwe | 67 | 39 | / |
| Etikwa | 67 | 35 | / |
| Atikwe | 67 | 17 | / |
| Itegwe | 67 | 12 | / |
| Etegbe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Etegue | 67 | 3 | / |
| Itigue | 67 | 3 | / |
| Itigbe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Atugwe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Etukwe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ategwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Etugue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Otikwe | 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 Etigwe
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