Oyigwu Surname
770,644th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 369 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria
Oyigwu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 369 | 1:480,062 | 24,144 |
Oyigwu (58) may also be a first name.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oyigkwu | 92 | 5 | / |
| Oigwu | 91 | 5 | / |
| Oyikwu | 83 | 384 | / |
| Oyegwu | 83 | 10 | / |
| Ayigwu | 83 | 2 | / |
| Oyagwu | 83 | 2 | / |
| Oyigbu | 83 | 2 | / |
| Oiogwu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Oyiokwu | 77 | 44 | / |
| Ojiogwu | 77 | 26 | / |
| Ojiegwu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ohiagwu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ogiegwu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Iegwu | 73 | 21 | / |
| Oikwu | 73 | 14 | / |
| Uigwu | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ougwu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Oigbu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Aigwu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ajogwu | 67 | 3,560 | / |
| Ojogwu | 67 | 676 | / |
| Ijagwu | 67 | 210 | / |
| Oyekwu | 67 | 125 | / |
| Ijegwu | 67 | 86 | / |
| Ayogwu | 67 | 55 | / |
| Ajigwu | 67 | 39 | / |
| Ijogwu | 67 | 32 | / |
| Ayegwu | 67 | 20 | / |
| Ojikwu | 67 | 9 | / |
| Ojigbu | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ejigwu | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ujogwu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Iyagwu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Oiekwu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ayugwu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ojegwu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ejogwu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ayagwu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eyugwu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owegwu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eyikwu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oyegbu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oungwu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uyagwu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aigewu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eiegwu | 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 Oyigwu
- 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