Nwaegbu Surname

895,817th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 299 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Nwaegbu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Nwaegbu Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2901:610,83729,086
England81:6,964,757184,742
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Nwaegbu (14) may also be a first name.

Nwaegbu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nwaegbu is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nwaegbu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 895,817th most frequently used last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 24,373,063 people. The last name Nwaegbu is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Nwaegbu live; 97 percent live in West Africa and 97 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,024,661st most common first name globally, held by 14 people.

Nwaegbu is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 290 people, or 1 in 610,837. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Abia, where 23 percent reside, Lagos, where 13 percent reside and Niger, where 10 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria Nwaegbu exists in 2 countries. It is also found in England, where 3 percent reside and South Africa, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nwaegbou931/
Nnwaegbu931/
Nwegbu92389/
Nwagbu9252/
Nbaegbu866/
Nweegbu861/
Nwagbeu861/
Nwoegbui801/
Nwogbu77927/
Nuegbu7710/
Nwogbuu718/
Nwogbou712/
Nnuegbu711/
Mbaegbeu671/
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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 Nwaegbu
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