Megwalu Surname

1,111,382nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 219 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Megwalu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Megwalu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2051:864,11137,851
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Megwalu (31) may also be a first name.

Megwalu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Megwalu is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Megwalu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,111,382nd most frequently held surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 33,276,465 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 94 percent of Megwalu are found; 94 percent are found in West Africa and 94 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,874,099th most widespread first name globally, borne by 31 people.

This last name is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 205 people, or 1 in 864,111. In Nigeria Megwalu is primarily concentrated in: Kebbi, where 20 percent are found, Kano, where 18 percent are found and Enugu, where 14 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 5 percent are found and Brazil, where 0 percent are found.

Megwalu Last Name Statistics demography

Megwalu earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 24.28% more than the national average, earning $53,625 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Magwalu8667/
Megbolu71248/
Makwalu7174/
Macwalu711/
M'Akwalu672/
Magweleu671/
Magualeu671/
Megbolou671/
Mokwalau671/
Mokwelu5713/
Makwelu575/
Makualu571/
Mokwuelu531/
Mmokwelu531/
Miquelau531/

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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 Megwalu
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