Ibgwa Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Ibgwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Ibgwa Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Ibgwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ibgwa is most common in Nigeria. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Ibgwa.

How Common Is The Last Name Ibgwa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 10,311,814th most commonly used surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ibgwa are found; 67 percent are found in West Africa and 67 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

Ibgwa is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 88,571,379. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Lagos, where 100 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 33 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ibengwa836/
Aibegwa831/
Ibgwe802/
Ibgba801/
Ibkwa801/
Gibgua735/
Jibgua731/
Ibgui60218/
Ibkwe608/
Ebgba603/
Ibgvy601/
Ibkwee553/
Ebgweh551/
Ebengwe504/
Ibenkwe503/
Ibingue503/
Eibekwe501/
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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 Ibgwa
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