Udigwe Surname
Approximately 393 people bear this surname
Udigwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 385 | 1:460,111 | 23,377 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Udigwe (10) may also be a first name.
Udigwe Demographics
Average Udigwe Salary in
United States
$46,750 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Udigwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Udigwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Udigwe occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Udigwe click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Udigwe? popularity and diffusion
The surname Udigwe is the 735,823rd most frequently occurring family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 18,543,374 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Udigwe live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Udigwe is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly occurring first name worldwide, borne by 10 people.
The surname Udigwe is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 385 people, or 1 in 460,111. In Nigeria Udigwe is primarily found in: Abia, where 16 percent reside, Lagos, where 12 percent reside and Enugu, where 11 percent reside. Barring Nigeria this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent reside and South Africa, where 1 percent reside.
Udigwe Last Name Statistics demography
Udigwe earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 8.35% more than the national average, earning $46,750 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Udeigwe | 92 | 619 | / |
| Udoigwe | 92 | 34 | / |
| Udaigwe | 92 | 12 | / |
| Uduigwe | 92 | 10 | / |
| Udiegwe | 92 | 6 | / |
| Uudigwe | 92 | 1 | / |
| Udeigwie | 86 | 1 | / |
| Odigwe | 83 | 4,084 | / |
| Udegwe | 83 | 14 | / |
| Udikwe | 83 | 6 | / |
| Udugwe | 83 | 4 | / |
| Udigue | 83 | 4 | / |
| Idigwe | 83 | 3 | / |
| Udiqwe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Oduigwe | 77 | 27 | / |
| Audigue | 77 | 24 | / |
| Udaigwa | 77 | 5 | / |
| Odiegwe | 77 | 5 | / |
| Udeigbe | 77 | 4 | / |
| Odigwue | 77 | 2 | / |
| Odaigwe | 77 | 2 | / |
| Odeigwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Udoikwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Udiekwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Audiguey | 71 | 15 | / |
| Houdigbe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Goudigue | 71 | 1 | / |
| Audigvet | 71 | 1 | / |
| Auduikwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Udekwe | 67 | 1,835 | / |
| Udegbe | 67 | 1,082 | / |
| Udukwe | 67 | 153 | / |
| Odigwa | 67 | 12 | / |
| Odikwe | 67 | 9 | / |
| Idikwe | 67 | 8 | / |
| Odegwe | 67 | 8 | / |
| Idegwe | 67 | 6 | / |
| Udeagw | 67 | 3 | / |
| Goudaigue | 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 Udigwe
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