Nkwegu Surname
Approximately 8,152 people bear this surname
Nkwegu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 8,150 | 1:21,735 | 1,952 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Nkwegu (2,123) may also be a first name.
Nkwegu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nkwegu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nkwegu occurs most in Nigeria. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Nkwegu? popularity and diffusion
Nkwegu is the 61,673rd most frequent family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 893,958 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nkwegu are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Nkwegu is also the 163,103rd most frequently held first name on earth. It is borne by 2,123 people.
The surname Nkwegu is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 8,150 people, or 1 in 21,735. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Ebonyi, where 93 percent reside, Lagos, where 1 percent reside and Cross River, where 1 percent reside. Other than Nigeria it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 0 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nkweagu | 92 | 53 | / |
| Nkwuegu | 92 | 20 | / |
| Nkwoegu | 92 | 20 | / |
| Nkwaegu | 92 | 9 | / |
| Nkweegu | 92 | 4 | / |
| Nnkwegu | 92 | 2 | / |
| Nkweugu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Nkwegut | 92 | 1 | / |
| Nkweygu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ngkwegu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Nkwwoegu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nkwagu | 83 | 635 | / |
| Nkwogu | 83 | 142 | / |
| Ngwegu | 83 | 17 | / |
| Nkuegu | 83 | 4 | / |
| Ng'wegu | 77 | 63 | / |
| Ngweguh | 77 | 3 | / |
| Nnkwagu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngweghu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngwegou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngweugu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nkuegou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nkouegou | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ngwuegou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngwegueu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngwagu | 67 | 97 | / |
| Ngwogu | 67 | 79 | / |
| Ngcweangu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngbegu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkwaainguh | 63 | 1 | / |
| Nguegou | 62 | 41 | / |
| Ngqwagu | 62 | 15 | / |
| Ng'wagu | 62 | 9 | / |
| Ngcwagu | 62 | 2 | / |
| Ngwoghu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Ngouegou | 57 | 3 | / |
| Nguegouh | 57 | 3 | / |
| Ngueghou | 57 | 1 | / |
| Ngouegueu | 53 | 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 Nkwegu
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