Nigwe Surname
Approximately 77 people bear this surname
Nigwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 71 | 1:2,494,968 | 82,261 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Nigwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nigwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nigwe is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nigwe? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,152,526th most commonly held family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 94,643,453 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nigwe are found; 92 percent are found in West Africa and 92 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
It is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 71 people, or 1 in 2,494,968. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Ogun, where 56 percent live, Ebonyi, where 18 percent live and Benue, where 10 percent live. Not including Nigeria Nigwe exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 3 percent live and South Africa, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Naigwe | 91 | 583 | / |
| Nigwei | 91 | 9 | / |
| Nuigwe | 91 | 5 | / |
| Nigwer | 91 | 4 | / |
| Nnigwe | 91 | 2 | / |
| Nigweh | 91 | 1 | / |
| Neigwe | 91 | 1 | / |
| Nigwea | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ngigwe | 91 | 1 | / |
| Noigwe | 91 | 1 | / |
| Naigweh | 83 | 21 | / |
| Naiggwe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nnaigwe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nikwe | 80 | 1,141 | / |
| Nigue | 80 | 1,028 | / |
| Nigwa | 80 | 279 | / |
| Nigbe | 80 | 61 | / |
| Nigve | 80 | 7 | / |
| Nugwe | 80 | 2 | / |
| Negwe | 80 | 2 | / |
| Negwer | 73 | 323 | / |
| Gnigue | 73 | 155 | / |
| Nigbei | 73 | 35 | / |
| Nigbea | 73 | 34 | / |
| Nigoue | 73 | 32 | / |
| Nuigue | 73 | 25 | / |
| Naigbe | 73 | 14 | / |
| Naigue | 73 | 12 | / |
| Naigwa | 73 | 10 | / |
| Nickwe | 73 | 4 | / |
| Nekgwe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Neigue | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gnegwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nuegwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Noikwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Noigue | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nuugwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Niogue | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nigves | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ngnigue | 67 | 41 | / |
| Naiskwe | 67 | 15 | / |
| Ngehkwe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gnuigue | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ngekwei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngekweh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Naingve | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Nigwe
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