Ifegwu Surname

277,914th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,393 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ifegwu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ifegwu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,3531:130,9268,507
United States251:14,498,357517,445
England101:5,571,806158,774
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Ifegwu (502) may also be a first name.

Ifegwu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ifegwu is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ifegwu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 277,914th most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 5,231,548 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Ifegwu are found; 97 percent are found in West Africa and 97 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 378,365th most frequently held given name on earth, held by 502 people.

Ifegwu is most common in Nigeria, where it is borne by 1,353 people, or 1 in 130,926. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Abia, where 73 percent reside, Lagos, where 11 percent reside and Rivers, where 3 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 2 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.

Ifegwu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Ifegwu surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% registered with the party.

Ifegwu earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 5.65% more than the national average, earning $45,587 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ifeagwu92211/
Ifegwau924/
Ifeegwu921/
Ifeugwu921/
Ifekwu8376/
Ifegbu8357/
Efegwu837/
Ifagwu832/
Ifeukwu7731/
Efeagwu771/
Efagwu6780/
Ifakwu671/
Iffikwu621/
Efakwu5077/
Efokwu507/

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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 Ifegwu
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