Nigwei Surname
6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria
Nigwei Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 9 | 1:19,682,529 | 291,344 |
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigwe | 91 | 77 | / |
| Naigwe | 83 | 583 | / |
| Nigbei | 83 | 35 | / |
| Nuigwe | 83 | 5 | / |
| Nigwer | 83 | 4 | / |
| Nnigwe | 83 | 2 | / |
| Noigwe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ngigwe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nigwea | 83 | 1 | / |
| Neigwe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nigweh | 83 | 1 | / |
| Naigweh | 77 | 21 | / |
| Naiggwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngekwei | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nnaigwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nikwe | 73 | 1,141 | / |
| Nigue | 73 | 1,028 | / |
| Nigwa | 73 | 279 | / |
| Nigui | 73 | 142 | / |
| Nigbe | 73 | 61 | / |
| Nigve | 73 | 7 | / |
| Nikwi | 73 | 4 | / |
| Negwe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nugwe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nigvi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nugwi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nigbi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Naingwai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Negwer | 67 | 323 | / |
| Ngigwa | 67 | 222 | / |
| Gnigue | 67 | 155 | / |
| Nigbea | 67 | 34 | / |
| Nigoue | 67 | 32 | / |
| Nuigue | 67 | 25 | / |
| Neguei | 67 | 19 | / |
| Naigbe | 67 | 14 | / |
| Nigueu | 67 | 14 | / |
| Naigue | 67 | 12 | / |
| Naigwa | 67 | 10 | / |
| Ngikwi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nickwe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Naigui | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nekgwe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Noigue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nikwae | 67 | 1 | / |
| Noikwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nuegwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Neigue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngegwi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Niguai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nekwei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nuugwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Noygwi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Niekui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Niogue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nigves | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gnegwe | 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 Nigwei
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis