Owhoigwe Surname
1,849,867th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 100 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria
Owhoigwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 100 | 1:1,771,428 | 64,453 |
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owhigwe | 93 | 5 | / |
| Owhiegwe | 88 | 1 | / |
| Owhuigwe | 88 | 1 | / |
| Owogwe | 86 | 2 | / |
| Owigwe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Oboigwe | 80 | 4 | / |
| Awoigwe | 80 | 3 | / |
| Owhogbe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Oswigwe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Owhokwe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ovigwe | 71 | 95 | / |
| Owigbe | 71 | 4 | / |
| Owegwe | 71 | 3 | / |
| Owokwe | 71 | 3 | / |
| Uwigwe | 71 | 2 | / |
| Oboigbe | 67 | 128 | / |
| Owhegbe | 67 | 24 | / |
| Awaigwe | 67 | 9 | / |
| Obuogwe | 67 | 8 | / |
| Owonkwe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Obuigwe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Uwaigwe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ovighwe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Uvoigwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owuogwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obigweh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owuokwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ohwogve | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obigwue | 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 Owhoigwe
- 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