Nwege Surname
Approximately 93 people bear this surname
Nwege Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 89 | 1:1,990,368 | 70,088 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
Nwege (39) may also be a first name.
Nwege Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nwege Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nwege has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nwege? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,931,261st most commonly used family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 78,360,709 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nwege live; 96 percent live in West Africa and 96 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Nwege is also the 1,637,361st most widespread first name in the world, held by 39 people.
Nwege is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is held by 89 people, or 1 in 1,990,368. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Ebonyi, where 52 percent reside, Abia, where 31 percent reside and Enugu, where 11 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 4 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nwaege | 91 | 63 | / |
| Nwegie | 91 | 3 | / |
| Nwegeh | 91 | 1 | / |
| Nwegueh | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nwieghe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nwaegeh | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nweiged | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nweze | 80 | 32,982 | / |
| Nwoge | 80 | 597 | / |
| Nweje | 80 | 452 | / |
| Nwega | 80 | 370 | / |
| Nwese | 80 | 294 | / |
| Nwige | 80 | 81 | / |
| Nwage | 80 | 23 | / |
| Nwegi | 80 | 4 | / |
| Nbege | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nwegieyi | 77 | 2 | / |
| Nweigedh | 77 | 1 | / |
| N'Wegedh | 77 | 1 | / |
| N'Weiged | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nweguedh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nweiguet | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nwegehyi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nvenge | 73 | 53 | / |
| Nweaze | 73 | 47 | / |
| Nwueze | 73 | 47 | / |
| Nwuese | 73 | 32 | / |
| Nwejei | 73 | 19 | / |
| Nwaige | 73 | 18 | / |
| Nweeze | 73 | 14 | / |
| Nwezea | 73 | 12 | / |
| Gnuege | 73 | 11 | / |
| Nwieze | 73 | 11 | / |
| Nwezie | 73 | 10 | / |
| Nwogeh | 73 | 10 | / |
| Nwigee | 73 | 4 | / |
| Nwezze | 73 | 4 | / |
| Nwweze | 73 | 4 | / |
| Nwegha | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nweigi | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nweser | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nweize | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nwigea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nwogey | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nweseh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nwejeh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nweaje | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nwageh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nwheje | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nweaga | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nwezer | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nwezee | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nnweze | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nwaegi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nuegeh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nueger | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nweuze | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nweiguedh | 71 | 22 | / |
| N'Weigued | 71 | 3 | / |
| N'Weigedh | 71 | 3 | / |
| N'Weygedh | 71 | 1 | / |
| N'Weiguet | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nweyghedh | 71 | 1 | / |
| N'Weiguedh | 67 | 18 | / |
| N'Weighedh | 67 | 10 | / |
| Nweajei | 67 | 5 | / |
| Nwezeah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nweijei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwaigee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwigeha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nnwieze | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nweigha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwuhega | 67 | 1 | / |
| N'Weïgueth | 67 | 1 | / |
| N'Weigi | 67 | 1 | / |
| N'Beyge | 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
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- 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 Nwege
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