Nwigwa Surname
4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 18 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria
Nwigwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 18 | 1:9,841,264 | 197,192 |
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nwaigwa | 92 | 24 | / |
| Nweigwa | 92 | 3 | / |
| Nwigwe | 83 | 12,986 | / |
| Nwegwa | 83 | 262 | / |
| Nwikwa | 83 | 15 | / |
| Nwugwa | 83 | 10 | / |
| Nwigua | 83 | 8 | / |
| Nwaigwe | 77 | 8,946 | / |
| Nweigwe | 77 | 54 | / |
| Nwigwee | 77 | 7 | / |
| Nwaigwo | 77 | 5 | / |
| Nwuigwe | 77 | 4 | / |
| Nwhigwe | 77 | 3 | / |
| Nwigwie | 77 | 3 | / |
| Nwegwah | 77 | 2 | / |
| Nwoigwe | 77 | 2 | / |
| Nwigwue | 77 | 2 | / |
| Nnwigwe | 77 | 2 | / |
| Nwigbea | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nwaigwé | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nwigwei | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nviegwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nwaigwi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nwiokwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nwegwua | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nwaikwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nwiegwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nnwaigwe | 71 | 6 | / |
| Nwaigwwe | 71 | 3 | / |
| Nwaigwee | 71 | 3 | / |
| Nwaighwe | 71 | 3 | / |
| Nwaigewe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nwheigwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nwaikwad | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nwikwe | 67 | 341 | / |
| Nwikwo | 67 | 127 | / |
| Nwegwe | 67 | 54 | / |
| Nwukwa | 67 | 45 | / |
| Mvigwa | 67 | 43 | / |
| Nwugwo | 67 | 27 | / |
| Nwigui | 67 | 6 | / |
| Nbigwe | 67 | 5 | / |
| Nuigwe | 67 | 5 | / |
| Nwahaigwe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nwiqwe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nwegwi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nwegwo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nwekwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nvugwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nwigbi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwegua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwikua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nbigua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwigue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nuigba | 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 Nwigwa
- 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