Megwai Surname
Approximately 168 people bear this surname
Megwai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 165 | 1:1,073,592 | 44,679 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Megwai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Megwai Come From? nationality or country of origin
Megwai occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Megwai? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,333,288th most frequently occurring last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 43,378,250 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Megwai are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
It is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 165 people, or 1 in 1,073,592. In Nigeria Megwai is primarily found in: Delta, where 48 percent reside, Lagos, where 25 percent reside and Edo, where 13 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in England, where 1 percent reside and Sweden, where 1 percent reside.
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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 Megwai
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