Nyigwo Surname

227,707th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,781 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Nyigwo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nyigwo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia1,7711:55,0805,737
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168

Nyigwo (27) may also be a first name.

Nyigwo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nyigwo is carried by more people in Ethiopia than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyigwo? popularity and diffusion

The surname Nyigwo is the 227,707th most commonly held family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 4,091,828 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyigwo are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 2,036,353rd most common first name world-wide, held by 27 people.

Nyigwo is most widespread in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 1,771 people, or 1 in 55,080. Excluding Ethiopia Nyigwo exists in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 0 percent are found and Canada, where 0 percent are found.

Nyigwo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

The amount Nyigwo earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 20.33% less than the national average, earning $34,375 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.05% less than the national average, earning $40,219 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nyigwa83144/
Njigwo8335/
Nyikwo834/
Nyegwo831/
Njingwo772/
Nyinkwo771/
Nyiokwo771/
Nyigwua771/
Nyinghuo711/
Nyigba671,686/
Nyikwa67171/
Nyegwa6721/
Njigwa6710/
Niegbo677/
Nieguo674/
Njikwo672/
Njigbo671/

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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 Nyigwo
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