Nwegede Surname
Approximately 1,358 people bear this surname
Nwegede Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 1,357 | 1:130,540 | 8,494 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Nwegede (70) may also be a first name.
Nwegede Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nwegede Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nwegede is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Nwegede.
How Common Is The Last Name Nwegede? popularity and diffusion
It is the 283,643rd most frequently used family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 5,366,381 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nwegede are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,162,016th most commonly used first name throughout the world. It is borne by 70 people.
The last name Nwegede is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 1,357 people, or 1 in 130,540. In Nigeria Nwegede is mostly found in: Ebonyi, where 86 percent reside, Benue, where 2 percent reside and Cross River, where 2 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nwaegede | 93 | 53 | / |
| Nwegedee | 93 | 1 | / |
| Nwegiede | 93 | 1 | / |
| Nweegede | 93 | 1 | / |
| Nwaegedeh | 88 | 4 | / |
| Nwagede | 86 | 24 | / |
| Nwigede | 86 | 11 | / |
| Nwegade | 86 | 4 | / |
| Nwogede | 86 | 3 | / |
| Nbegede | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nwezeude | 80 | 10 | / |
| Nwagide | 71 | 6 | / |
| Nwegidi | 71 | 5 | / |
| Nwezide | 71 | 2 | / |
| Nwejide | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nwaegidi | 67 | 9 | / |
| Nwaigeda | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwogidi | 57 | 101 | / |
| Nwagidi | 57 | 79 | / |
| Nwagadi | 57 | 65 | / |
| Nwigidi | 57 | 1 | / |
| Nwaghadi | 53 | 7 | / |
| Nwaigidi | 53 | 5 | / |
| Nvaghade | 53 | 1 | / |
| Mbezeade | 53 | 1 | / |
| Nwizidee | 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 Nwegede
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