Mwigwe Surname

4,307,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Mwigwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwigwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria201:8,857,138186,571
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Mwigwe Last Name Facts

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

Mwigwe occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Mwigwe.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwigwe? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,307,654th most common surname internationally, held by around 1 in 347,025,996 people. The last name Mwigwe is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwigwe are found; 95 percent are found in West Africa and 95 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname Mwigwe is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 20 people, or 1 in 8,857,138. In Nigeria Mwigwe is mostly concentrated in: Enugu, where 50 percent live, Akwa Ibom, where 20 percent live and Abia, where 15 percent live. Apart from Nigeria it occurs in one country. It is also found in Kenya, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwaigwe928/
Mwaingwe8610/
Mwikwe8362/
Mwegwe8321/
Mwigwa834/
Mwigwi832/
Muigwe832/
Muhigwe7715/
Mvingwe779/
Mweigwa776/
Mwaigwa772/
Muheigwe713/
Muhaigwe711/
Mwikwa67184/
Mvugwe6769/
Mvigwa6743/
Muigwa6716/
Mbigbe6711/
Mwekwe672/
Mwegwa672/
Mvigwi672/
Muigbe671/
Mwikwi671/
Mvigue671/
Mbegwe671/
Mbigue671/
Mvikwe671/

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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 Mwigwe
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