Ihemegwo Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ihemegwo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Ihemegwo Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria101:17,714,276277,641
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Ihemegwo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ihemegwo is found most in Nigeria. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Ihemegwo click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ihemegwo? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,812,366th most widely held last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 91 percent of Ihemegwo are found; 91 percent are found in West Africa and 91 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

Ihemegwo is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 17,714,276. In Nigeria Ihemegwo is mostly concentrated in: Ebonyi, where 40 percent live, Lagos, where 30 percent live and Benue, where 10 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria Ihemegwo is found in one country. It is also found in Brazil, where 9 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Emegwo8644/
Ihemekwa75131/
Ihiemekwa713/
Emeagwa6732/
Emekwuo6722/
Emegwah671/
Emeaghuo633/
Ihemakwa631/
Emaikwo536/
Emeikwa531/
Emeaguah501/
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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 Ihemegwo
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