Uhegwu Surname

488,996th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 678 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Uhegwu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Uhegwu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria6401:276,78615,683
United States261:13,940,728505,428
England111:5,065,278148,650
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Uhegwu (12) may also be a first name.

Uhegwu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Uhegwu is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Uhegwu.

How Common Is The Last Name Uhegwu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 488,996th most widely held surname globally It is held by around 1 in 10,748,593 people. Uhegwu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 94 percent of Uhegwu live; 94 percent live in West Africa and 94 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Uhegwu is also the 3,306,491st most common forename throughout the world. It is borne by 12 people.

Uhegwu is most common in Nigeria, where it is borne by 640 people, or 1 in 276,786. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Abia, where 57 percent are found, Rivers, where 11 percent are found and Lagos, where 10 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria Uhegwu exists in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 4 percent are found and England, where 2 percent are found.

Uhegwu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Uhegwu are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% registered with the party.

Uhegwu 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Uhiegwu9210/
Uhhegwu923/
Uheagwu921/
Ihegwu8321/
Uhekwu834/
Iheagwu7781/
Uheagbu776/
Ujhegbu771/
Uhiekwu771/
Iheugwu771/
Iheagwau712/
Ihekwu675/
Uuegbu673/
Iheukwu62278/
Iheakwu623/
Hiigwau621/
Uhuigbu621/
Ieikwu501/

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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 Uhegwu
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis