Nwiigwe Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Nwiigwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Nwiigwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nwiigwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nwiigwe is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nwiigwe? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 10,311,814th most numerous surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. Nwiigwe occurs mostly in Africa, where 67 percent of Nwiigwe reside; 67 percent reside in West Africa and 67 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The last name Nwiigwe is most common in Nigeria, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 88,571,379. In Nigeria Nwiigwe is most numerous in: Nasarawa, where 50 percent live and Rivers, where 50 percent live. Beside Nigeria this surname is found in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 33 percent live.
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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 Nwiigwe
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