Yegwa Surname
Approximately 293 people bear this surname
Yegwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 289 | 1:612,951 | 29,166 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Yegwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yegwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Yegwa has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Yegwa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Yegwa? popularity and diffusion
Yegwa is the 908,336th most numerous family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 24,872,170 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Yegwa reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The surname Yegwa is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 289 people, or 1 in 612,951. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Cross River, where 78 percent live, Kaduna, where 7 percent live and Rivers, where 4 percent live. Apart from Nigeria this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 1 percent live and Tanzania, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yengwah | 83 | 10 | / |
| Yengwai | 83 | 1 | / |
| Yenghwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Yekwa | 80 | 852 | / |
| Egwau | 80 | 103 | / |
| Yegba | 80 | 96 | / |
| Yegua | 80 | 46 | / |
| Egwah | 80 | 15 | / |
| Jegwa | 80 | 6 | / |
| Eggwa | 80 | 3 | / |
| Yegwe | 80 | 2 | / |
| Yegva | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yeguas | 73 | 530 | / |
| Ijegwa | 73 | 505 | / |
| Yekwai | 73 | 5 | / |
| Yenkwa | 73 | 4 | / |
| Yegbai | 73 | 3 | / |
| Egwaja | 73 | 2 | / |
| Egweau | 73 | 2 | / |
| Egweah | 73 | 2 | / |
| Yiegba | 73 | 1 | / |
| Iyogwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yegbea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yekwah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Egwwah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Egwi | 67 | 69 | / |
| Aiyegba | 67 | 9 | / |
| Yengwee | 67 | 8 | / |
| Egwuaha | 67 | 8 | / |
| Iheagwa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Eqwa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ijeagwa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ayiegba | 67 | 2 | / |
| Egva | 67 | 2 | / |
| Aayegba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ehoigwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ijegwua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gengqwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yenguah | 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 Yegwa
- 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