Urigwe Surname

1,409,418th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 154 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Urigwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Urigwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1411:1,256,33250,205
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Urigwe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Urigwe occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Urigwe.

How Common Is The Last Name Urigwe? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,409,418th most frequently held last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 47,321,727 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Urigwe reside; 92 percent reside in West Africa and 92 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

It is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is held by 141 people, or 1 in 1,256,332. In Nigeria Urigwe is mostly found in: Abia, where 18 percent live, Plateau, where 15 percent live and Enugu, where 13 percent live. Other than Nigeria Urigwe exists in 3 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 5 percent live and The United States, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Urhigwe9211/
Uruigwe928/
Urigw911/
Irigwe8389/
Origwe8322/
Urigue832/
Urikwe831/
Aurigue77390/
Ireigwe7743/
Hurigue7735/
Irrigwe7724/
Oruigwe7718/
Oraigwe771/
Ourigue771/
Gaurigue712/
Ireigweh711/
Origue67107/
Urukwe6716/
Huraingue675/
Urekwe673/
Orikwe672/
Iregwe672/
Urique671/
Houtrigue671/
Urigua671/
Urugue671/
Uregbe671/

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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 Urigwe
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