Nyigwa Surname
Approximately 144 people bear this surname
Nyigwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 143 | 1:1,238,761 | 49,638 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Nyigwa (17) may also be a first name.
Nyigwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nyigwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nyigwa is found most in Nigeria. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Nyigwa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nyigwa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,471,719th most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 50,607,958 people. Nyigwa occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Nyigwa reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Nyigwa is also the 2,694,839th most widely held first name on earth, held by 17 people.
The last name is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 143 people, or 1 in 1,238,761. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Benue, where 99 percent are found and Ekiti, where 1 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria this last name is found in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nyigwua | 92 | 1 | / |
| Nyigwo | 83 | 1,781 | / |
| Nyigba | 83 | 1,686 | / |
| Nyikwa | 83 | 171 | / |
| Nyegwa | 83 | 21 | / |
| Njigwa | 83 | 10 | / |
| Nyigwe | 83 | 2 | / |
| Nyikwah | 77 | 8 | / |
| Nyikwaa | 77 | 7 | / |
| Nyingwe | 77 | 3 | / |
| Njiogwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nyigbaa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nyigbah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nyigbea | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nyikwai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nyingua | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nyaieghwua | 75 | 1 | / |
| Njingwah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyikwajh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyikwaha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyingwih | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyingwei | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyiekwaa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyikwath | 71 | 1 | / |
| Njigua | 67 | 291 | / |
| Nyegwe | 67 | 161 | / |
| Nyigbe | 67 | 138 | / |
| Njigwo | 67 | 35 | / |
| Ngekwa | 67 | 27 | / |
| Njikwa | 67 | 13 | / |
| Ngecwa | 67 | 10 | / |
| Nyekwa | 67 | 7 | / |
| Niegba | 67 | 7 | / |
| Nyikwo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Njigba | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nyegba | 67 | 3 | / |
| Niigwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Njegwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Njigwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyikwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyegwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nahyingwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Njigwi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyigue | 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 Nyigwa
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