Unigwe Surname
Approximately 1,887 people bear this surname
Unigwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 1,795 | 1:98,687 | 6,737 |
| United States | 46 | 1:7,879,542 | 351,394 |
| England | 25 | 1:2,228,722 | 84,230 |
| Scotland | 8 | 1:669,227 | 23,443 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
Unigwe (32) may also be a first name.
Unigwe Demographics
Average Unigwe Salary in
United States
$42,149 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Unigwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Unigwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Unigwe is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Unigwe? popularity and diffusion
The surname Unigwe is the 217,322nd most widely held family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 3,861,975 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of Unigwe reside; 95 percent reside in West Africa and 95 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Unigwe is also the 1,840,253rd most frequently held first name in the world It is held by 32 people.
The surname is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 1,795 people, or 1 in 98,687. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Ebonyi, where 27 percent live, Lagos, where 22 percent live and Enugu, where 8 percent live. Excluding Nigeria it occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 2 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.
Unigwe Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Unigwe last name are 28.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 75% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Unigwe earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 31.96% more than the national average, earning R 313,596 per year and in United States they earn 2.32% less than the national average, earning $42,149 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unaigwe | 92 | 201 | / |
| Uneigwe | 92 | 10 | / |
| Unoigwe | 92 | 4 | / |
| Unnigwe | 92 | 3 | / |
| Ounigwe | 92 | 2 | / |
| Unigwwe | 92 | 1 | / |
| Unuigwe | 92 | 1 | / |
| Eunigwe | 92 | 1 | / |
| Unigbe | 83 | 280 | / |
| Onigwe | 83 | 136 | / |
| Unigue | 83 | 8 | / |
| Unigwa | 83 | 6 | / |
| Inigwe | 83 | 2 | / |
| Unikwe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Unugwe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Unuigbe | 77 | 2,869 | / |
| Onuigwe | 77 | 894 | / |
| Onaigwe | 77 | 4 | / |
| Unuikwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Eunugwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Onhigwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Unuigbey | 71 | 15 | / |
| Onuigkwe | 71 | 3 | / |
| Onigue | 67 | 867 | / |
| Unique | 67 | 623 | / |
| Unegbe | 67 | 357 | / |
| Unekwe | 67 | 162 | / |
| Unegwa | 67 | 29 | / |
| Onegwe | 67 | 12 | / |
| Inikwe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Onygwe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Unegue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hounhigbe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Houmnigue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hounnigbe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Unikue | 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 Unigwe
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