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 occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wegwu? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 926,175th most frequently occurring last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 25,570,337 people. Wegwu is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Wegwu live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,744,716th most frequent forename internationally. It is borne by 35 people.
This last name is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is held by 280 people, or 1 in 632,653. In Nigeria Wegwu is primarily found in: Rivers, where 99 percent are found. Barring Nigeria Wegwu exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent are found and Brazil, where 0 percent are found.
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