Ovigwe Surname
1,907,068th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 95 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria
Ovigwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 95 | 1:1,864,661 | 66,902 |
Ovigwe (516) may also be a first name.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ovighwe | 92 | 2 | / |
| Ovigue | 83 | 178 | / |
| Ovigve | 83 | 1 | / |
| Owigwe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ovikwe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Oviekwe | 77 | 11 | / |
| Owhigwe | 77 | 5 | / |
| Oboigwe | 77 | 4 | / |
| Obuigwe | 77 | 3 | / |
| Awoigwe | 77 | 3 | / |
| Ovaigwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ovuigue | 77 | 1 | / |
| Oswigwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Obigwue | 77 | 1 | / |
| Obigweh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Owhoigwe | 71 | 100 | / |
| Owhiegwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Owhuigwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Avigbe | 67 | 105 | / |
| Obegwe | 67 | 54 | / |
| Avugwe | 67 | 15 | / |
| Owigbe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Owegwe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Obiqwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ovique | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ovegbe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ovugve | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obigbe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Avigue | 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 Ovigwe
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis