Udaigwe Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Scotland

Udaigwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Udaigwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria101:17,714,276277,641
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579

Udaigwe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Udaigwe is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Udaigwe? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,587,209th most widespread surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. Udaigwe is predominantly found in Africa, where 83 percent of Udaigwe live; 83 percent live in West Africa and 83 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This last name is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 17,714,276. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Abia, where 60 percent live and Lagos, where 30 percent live. Besides Nigeria Udaigwe occurs in one country. It also occurs in Scotland, where 17 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Udigwe92393/
Udagwe923/
Udeigwe86619/
Udoigwe8634/
Uduigwe8610/
Udiegwe866/
Udaigwa865/
Gudagwe864/
Odaigwe862/
Uudigwe861/
Udeigwie801/
Odigwe774,084/
Odagwe771,073/
Udegwe7714/
Udikwe776/
Udigue774/
Idagwe773/
Udeagw773/
Idigwe773/
Udagwa772/
Udiqwe771/
Goudaigue751/
Oduigwe7127/
Audigue7124/
Udeakwe7120/
Odagwue7110/
Oudague715/
Odiegwe715/
Udeigbe714/
Odigwue712/
Idhagwe712/
Udiekwe711/
Udaghve711/
Udoikwe711/
Odeigwe711/
Audiguey6715/
Houdague675/
Auduikwe671/
Audigvet671/
Goudigue671/
Houdigbe671/
Uduiegbe671/

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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
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  • 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 Udaigwe
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