Nzegwu Surname

434,913th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 790 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Nzegwu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nzegwu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria6751:262,43415,045
United States531:6,838,848318,712
England511:1,092,51152,584
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Nzegwu (36) may also be a first name.

Nzegwu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nzegwu is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nzegwu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Nzegwu is the 434,913th most frequently held last name globally It is held by around 1 in 9,224,742 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 86 percent of Nzegwu reside; 85 percent reside in West Africa and 85 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Nzegwu is also the 1,717,090th most widely held given name on earth It is held by 36 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 675 people, or 1 in 262,434. In Nigeria Nzegwu is primarily concentrated in: Enugu, where 21 percent live, Lagos, where 19 percent live and Abia, where 11 percent live. Barring Nigeria it occurs in 12 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 7 percent live and England, where 6 percent live.

Nzegwu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Nzegwu surname are 19.5% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 72.73% being registered to vote for the party.

Nzegwu earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 23.78% more than the national average, earning $53,410 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Nzogwu8315/
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Njegwu831/
Nzeukwu77224/
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Nchegwu771/
Nsegwou771/
Ngegwou771/
Nzeakwu771/
Nzekweue711/
Njekwu6740/
Ngekwu6727/
Nzakwu673/
Ngikwu672/
Nzokwu671/
Njigwu671/
Nsiegbu6265/
Nchekwu624/
Nchegbu623/
Nzigueu622/
Ngekwui621/
Ngejkwu621/
Nshiogwu572/
Nseekwgu571/
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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 Nzegwu
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