Owegwe Surname
10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria
Owegwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
Owegwe (3) may also be a first name.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owhiegwe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Owegbe | 83 | 196 | / |
| Obegwe | 83 | 54 | / |
| Oyegwe | 83 | 35 | / |
| Eoegwe | 83 | 3 | / |
| Owogwe | 83 | 2 | / |
| Ojegwe | 83 | 2 | / |
| Owigwe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Owekwe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Owegbey | 77 | 24 | / |
| Owhegbe | 77 | 24 | / |
| Owuekwe | 77 | 12 | / |
| Owhigwe | 77 | 5 | / |
| Ojiegwe | 77 | 4 | / |
| Owengue | 77 | 1 | / |
| Obegwhe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Oswigwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Iegwe | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ojgwe | 73 | 3 | / |
| Eugwe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Oigwe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Eigwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ougwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Owhoigwe | 71 | 100 | / |
| Owhuigwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ojigwe | 67 | 474 | / |
| Oyegue | 67 | 378 | / |
| Oyegwa | 67 | 263 | / |
| Owakwe | 67 | 215 | / |
| Ouegbe | 67 | 99 | / |
| Ovigwe | 67 | 95 | / |
| Ojegbe | 67 | 88 | / |
| Oyigwe | 67 | 65 | / |
| Ouegue | 67 | 52 | / |
| Iyogwe | 67 | 37 | / |
| Ejigwe | 67 | 32 | / |
| Eyogwe | 67 | 19 | / |
| Oyegbe | 67 | 17 | / |
| Oiegbe | 67 | 16 | / |
| Uwekwe | 67 | 15 | / |
| Obegbe | 67 | 14 | / |
| Eyigwe | 67 | 10 | / |
| Obegue | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ojogwe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Owokwe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Heigwe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Awekwe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ojegwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Uwigwe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Awagwe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gougwe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Uwegue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oisgwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ewekwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ijogwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gaegwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Awogwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ayogwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ejegwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eangwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ovegbe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ajogwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iiogwe | 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 Owegwe
- 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