Imegwu Surname

719,876th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 405 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Imegwu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Imegwu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3791:467,39523,652
United States221:16,475,406557,260
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
England11:55,718,059489,080

Imegwu (27) may also be a first name.

Imegwu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Imegwu is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Imegwu.

How Common Is The Last Name Imegwu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 719,876th most frequently used last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 17,993,941 people. Imegwu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 94 percent of Imegwu live; 94 percent live in West Africa and 94 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Imegwu is also the 2,036,353rd most frequently used first name throughout the world It is held by 27 people.

Imegwu is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is borne by 379 people, or 1 in 467,395. In Nigeria Imegwu is mostly concentrated in: Delta, where 35 percent live, Rivers, where 21 percent live and Enugu, where 10 percent live. Aside from Nigeria this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 5 percent live and Canada, where 1 percent live.

Imegwu Last Name Statistics demography

Imegwu earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 35.43% more than the national average, earning $58,438 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Imeagwu921/
Emegwu8335/
Umegwu8328/
Imogwu838/
Imagwu837/
Imegbu833/
Imekwu831/
Imeeiegwu801/
Umeagwu7722/
Emeagwu774/
Imakwu67372/
Umagwu6781/
Emegbu6716/
Emekwu6716/
Umekwu6712/
Umogwu677/
Emagwu674/
Imaikwu6219/
Immakwu629/
Emiekwu624/
Emegueu624/
Emaigwu624/
Umekweu622/
Emmigwu621/
Eimakwu621/
Umaagwu621/
Emeikwu621/
Emakwu50217/
Emikwu5013/
Umakwu5010/

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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 Imegwu
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