Nwigwe Surname

40,371st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,986 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Nwigwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nwigwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria12,7131:13,9341,404
United States1551:2,338,445144,975
England481:1,160,79354,689
Cameroon131:1,597,62187,539
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Benin71:1,476,51557,381
Iceland31:126,6975,403
Lesotho31:677,51919,546
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
France11:66,422,722504,397
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Angola11:26,989,21411,853

Nwigwe (721) may also be a first name.

Nwigwe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nwigwe is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Nwigwe click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nwigwe? popularity and diffusion

The surname Nwigwe is the 40,371st most commonly used last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 561,185 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Nwigwe reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 307,326th most numerous first name throughout the world It is held by 721 people.

It is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is carried by 12,713 people, or 1 in 13,934. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Ebonyi, where 45 percent reside, Enugu, where 23 percent reside and Lagos, where 6 percent reside. Other than Nigeria this last name is found in 24 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Nwigwe Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Nwigwe last name are 1.38% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 51.85% being registered to vote for the political party.

Nwigwe earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 9.68% more than the national average, earning $47,325 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Nwigwee927/
Nwuigwe924/
Nwigwie923/
Nwhigwe923/
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Nnwaigwe866/
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Nwikwe83341/
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Nbigwe835/
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Nwiqwe833/
Nwugwe832/
Nwigue831/
Nwaigw831/
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Nwaikwe7715/
Nwaigue775/
Nwaigew774/
Nweigwa773/
Nwoigbe771/
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Nwigbei771/
Nwaigwi771/
Nwigbea771/
Nbaigwe771/
Nweugwe771/
Nwekwe67396/
Nwegwa67262/
Nwikue6729/
Nuigue6725/
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Nwigua678/
Nwigui676/
Nwegwi673/
Nuegwe671/
Nwigbi671/
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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Nwigwe
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