Igawu Surname
Approximately 45 people bear this surname
Igawu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Nigeria | 10 | 1:17,714,276 | 277,641 |
| Papua New Guinea | 8 | 1:1,019,215 | 101,897 |
Igawu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Igawu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Igawu is carried by more people in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Igawu.
How Common Is The Last Name Igawu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,909,720th most frequent last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 161,945,465 people. Igawu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 82 percent of Igawu reside; 60 percent reside in Central Africa and 60 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.
Igawu is most prevalent in The DR Congo, where it is held by 27 people, or 1 in 2,736,280. Aside from The DR Congo this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 22 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 18 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yigawu | 91 | 41 | / |
| Ijgawu | 91 | 4 | / |
| Ingawu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Yingawu | 83 | 34 | / |
| Igabu | 80 | 151 | / |
| Igavu | 80 | 51 | / |
| Igowu | 80 | 6 | / |
| Ugawu | 80 | 3 | / |
| Egawu | 80 | 2 | / |
| Gaigaiwu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Igowuu | 73 | 6 | / |
| Ikgewu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ughawu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ingavu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Igavou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aigewu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gingavu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Eghaawu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Igouwou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Egabu | 60 | 490 | / |
| Ugowu | 60 | 8 | / |
| Ugewu | 60 | 7 | / |
| Igobu | 60 | 6 | / |
| Ugavu | 60 | 3 | / |
| Egowu | 60 | 2 | / |
| Egewu | 60 | 1 | / |
| Yigobu | 55 | 27 | / |
| Egabou | 55 | 19 | / |
| Ighobu | 55 | 11 | / |
| Iggovu | 55 | 7 | / |
| Ughewu | 55 | 4 | / |
| Aigobu | 55 | 3 | / |
| Egowgu | 55 | 3 | / |
| Ugiewu | 55 | 1 | / |
| Egobau | 55 | 1 | / |
| Uhgewu | 55 | 1 | / |
| Ughowu | 55 | 1 | / |
| Egouwu | 55 | 1 | / |
| Yigevu | 55 | 1 | / |
| Hegavu | 55 | 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 Igawu
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