Megwe Surname
Approximately 57 people bear this surname
Megwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 19 | 1:1,093,109 | 67,608 |
| Nigeria | 17 | 1:10,420,162 | 203,261 |
| South Africa | 9 | 1:6,019,745 | 157,966 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
Megwe (11) may also be a first name.
Megwe Demographics
Average Megwe Salary in
South Africa
R 86,556
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Megwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Megwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Megwe occurs most in Cameroon. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Megwe? popularity and diffusion
The surname Megwe is the 2,555,468th most common family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 127,851,683 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Megwe are found; 33 percent are found in Central Africa and 33 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Megwe is also the 3,487,849th most widespread forename throughout the world It is held by 11 people.
The surname is most frequently held in Cameroon, where it is carried by 19 people, or 1 in 1,093,109. In Cameroon Megwe is mostly concentrated in: Centre Region, where 89 percent are found, Northwest Region, where 5 percent are found and West Region, where 5 percent are found. Apart from Cameroon this last name occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 30 percent are found and South Africa, where 16 percent are found.
Megwe Last Name Statistics demography
Megwe earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 63.58% less than the national average, earning R 86,556 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mekgwe | 91 | 4,351 | / |
| Megwei | 91 | 27 | / |
| Megwue | 91 | 3 | / |
| Mmegwe | 91 | 3 | / |
| Miegwe | 91 | 2 | / |
| Megwee | 91 | 1 | / |
| Megwie | 91 | 1 | / |
| Megweh | 91 | 1 | / |
| Megwed | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mekgwej | 83 | 1 | / |
| Magwe | 80 | 1,390 | / |
| Megue | 80 | 706 | / |
| Mogwe | 80 | 620 | / |
| Megwa | 80 | 470 | / |
| Megbe | 80 | 461 | / |
| Mekwe | 80 | 418 | / |
| Migwe | 80 | 37 | / |
| Megwi | 80 | 2 | / |
| Mecwe | 80 | 2 | / |
| Meghw | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mmegwa | 73 | 485 | / |
| Makgwe | 73 | 312 | / |
| Mokgwe | 73 | 257 | / |
| Megwai | 73 | 168 | / |
| Meghwa | 73 | 166 | / |
| Mmekwe | 73 | 86 | / |
| Mmogwe | 73 | 82 | / |
| Megoue | 73 | 78 | / |
| Meigue | 73 | 60 | / |
| Mekgwa | 73 | 44 | / |
| Magwee | 73 | 22 | / |
| Miekwe | 73 | 17 | / |
| Mogwei | 73 | 13 | / |
| Meikwe | 73 | 11 | / |
| Meguea | 73 | 10 | / |
| Meghve | 73 | 9 | / |
| Megver | 73 | 9 | / |
| Maigwe | 73 | 7 | / |
| Magwey | 73 | 5 | / |
| Maagwe | 73 | 4 | / |
| Mhigwe | 73 | 4 | / |
| Meigbe | 73 | 3 | / |
| Meghue | 73 | 3 | / |
| Mekwue | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mgigwe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mogweu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Moekwe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Magwei | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mekwey | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mahgwe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Magweh | 73 | 2 | / |
| Meguei | 73 | 2 | / |
| Meguee | 73 | 2 | / |
| Meguey | 73 | 2 | / |
| Muigwe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Meague | 73 | 2 | / |
| Maekwe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Meeghw | 73 | 1 | / |
| Meakwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Magcwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Megbee | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mmagwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mekwet | 73 | 1 | / |
| Maggwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Meagwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mgekwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mahagwe | 67 | 79 | / |
| Meghuie | 67 | 18 | / |
| Megouet | 67 | 17 | / |
| Maakgwe | 67 | 13 | / |
| Meegbeh | 67 | 9 | / |
| Mehegue | 67 | 6 | / |
| Megoues | 67 | 3 | / |
| Meghoue | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mmeikwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mmekwue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mmegwaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Megvess | 67 | 1 | / |
| Meangue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Meyguey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Miekwue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mmokgwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mjgw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Migw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Meighew | 67 | 0 | / |
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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
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- 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 Megwe
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