Megwe Surname

2,555,468th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 57 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Megwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Megwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon191:1,093,10967,608
Nigeria171:10,420,162203,261
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250

Megwe (11) may also be a first name.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mekgwe914,351/
Megwei9127/
Megwue913/
Mmegwe913/
Miegwe912/
Megwee911/
Megwie911/
Megweh911/
Megwed911/
Mekgwej831/
Magwe801,390/
Megue80706/
Mogwe80620/
Megwa80470/
Megbe80461/
Mekwe80418/
Migwe8037/
Megwi802/
Mecwe802/
Meghw801/
Mmegwa73485/
Makgwe73312/
Mokgwe73257/
Megwai73168/
Meghwa73166/
Mmekwe7386/
Mmogwe7382/
Megoue7378/
Meigue7360/
Mekgwa7344/
Magwee7322/
Miekwe7317/
Mogwei7313/
Meikwe7311/
Meguea7310/
Meghve739/
Megver739/
Maigwe737/
Magwey735/
Maagwe734/
Mhigwe734/
Meigbe733/
Meghue733/
Mekwue732/
Mgigwe732/
Mogweu732/
Moekwe732/
Magwei732/
Mekwey732/
Mahgwe732/
Magweh732/
Meguei732/
Meguee732/
Meguey732/
Muigwe732/
Meague732/
Maekwe732/
Meeghw731/
Meakwe731/
Magcwe731/
Megbee731/
Mmagwe731/
Mekwet731/
Maggwe731/
Meagwa731/
Mgekwe731/
Mahagwe6779/
Meghuie6718/
Megouet6717/
Maakgwe6713/
Meegbeh679/
Mehegue676/
Megoues673/
Meghoue672/
Mmeikwe671/
Mmekwue671/
Mmegwaa671/
Megvess671/
Meangue671/
Meyguey671/
Miekwue671/
Mmokgwe671/
Mjgw671/
Migw671/
Meighew670/

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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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