Wegwu Surname
Approximately 285 people bear this surname
Wegwu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 280 | 1:632,653 | 29,888 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
Wegwu (35) may also be a first name.
Wegwu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wegwu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wegwu is most common in Nigeria. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Wegwu? popularity and diffusion
Wegwu is the 926,175th most prevalent last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 25,570,337 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Wegwu reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,744,716th most widespread forename worldwide. It is borne by 35 people.
The last name Wegwu is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 280 people, or 1 in 632,653. In Nigeria Wegwu is primarily found in: Rivers, where 99 percent reside. Not including Nigeria this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent reside and Brazil, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wagwu | 80 | 402 | / |
| Wogwu | 80 | 138 | / |
| Uegwu | 80 | 5 | / |
| Wekwu | 80 | 3 | / |
| Weguo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wegbeu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wwagwu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Uhiegwu | 67 | 10 | / |
| Uhaegwu | 67 | 8 | / |
| Vegwuuh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uheagwu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uegbu | 60 | 10 | / |
| Uigwu | 60 | 4 | / |
| Wokwu | 60 | 4 | / |
| Wakwu | 60 | 3 | / |
| Begbu | 60 | 1 | / |
| Wikwu | 60 | 1 | / |
| Uhagwu | 55 | 13 | / |
| Begbeu | 55 | 2 | / |
| Waikwu | 55 | 1 | / |
| Begbau | 55 | 1 | / |
| Beikwu | 55 | 1 | / |
| Bekwui | 55 | 1 | / |
| Vegbeu | 55 | 1 | / |
| Beguou | 55 | 1 | / |
| Uheagbu | 50 | 6 | / |
| Wakwauh | 50 | 3 | / |
| Veigbeu | 50 | 1 | / |
| Uhiekwu | 50 | 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 Wegwu
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis