Igbawua Surname
Approximately 3,553 people bear this surname
Igbawua Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 3,546 | 1:49,956 | 3,828 |
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
Igbawua (638) may also be a first name.
Igbawua Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Igbawua Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Igbawua is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Igbawua? popularity and diffusion
Igbawua is the 127,640th most frequently held surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 2,051,097 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Igbawua are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 329,390th most prevalent given name worldwide, borne by 638 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 3,546 people, or 1 in 49,956. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Benue, where 88 percent live, Taraba, where 5 percent live and Nasarawa, where 4 percent live. Apart from Nigeria Igbawua exists in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 0 percent live and Iceland, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Igbauwua | 93 | 6 | / |
| Igbawuah | 93 | 4 | / |
| Igbawuha | 93 | 4 | / |
| Igbaawua | 93 | 1 | / |
| Igbaiwua | 93 | 1 | / |
| Igbawa | 92 | 26 | / |
| Igbayua | 86 | 20 | / |
| Igbauwa | 86 | 12 | / |
| Igbasua | 86 | 7 | / |
| Igbewua | 86 | 7 | / |
| Igbowua | 86 | 6 | / |
| Igbawas | 86 | 5 | / |
| Igbaeua | 86 | 4 | / |
| Igbawau | 86 | 4 | / |
| Igbawwa | 86 | 2 | / |
| Egbawua | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ighbowua | 80 | 4 | / |
| Igbahuwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Igbeahwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Igbava | 77 | 97 | / |
| Ugbawa | 77 | 75 | / |
| Igbaba | 77 | 63 | / |
| Egbawa | 77 | 4 | / |
| Igbaeva | 71 | 156 | / |
| Igbavoa | 71 | 9 | / |
| Egbasua | 71 | 4 | / |
| Yigbaba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ugbauva | 71 | 1 | / |
| Igbaubo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Igbewou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Igbowou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Egbaswa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Igbosua | 71 | 1 | / |
| Aigbosua | 67 | 2 | / |
| Aigboeua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Igbavhoa | 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 Igbawua
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