Igbonekwu Surname
Approximately 1,731 people bear this surname
Igbonekwu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 1,727 | 1:102,573 | 6,932 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
Igbonekwu (67) may also be a first name.
Igbonekwu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Igbonekwu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Igbonekwu occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Igbonekwu? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 233,088th most widespread last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 4,210,021 people. The surname Igbonekwu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Igbonekwu live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Igbonekwu is also the 1,191,548th most commonly used first name globally It is held by 67 people.
This last name is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 1,727 people, or 1 in 102,573. In Nigeria it is most common in: Enugu, where 51 percent reside, Lagos, where 11 percent reside and Delta, where 6 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 0 percent reside and Brazil, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Igbonaekwu | 95 | 16 | / |
| Igboneckwu | 95 | 1 | / |
| Igboneikwu | 95 | 1 | / |
| Igbonekweu | 95 | 1 | / |
| Egbonekwu | 89 | 12 | / |
| Igbonakwu | 89 | 7 | / |
| Igbonokwu | 89 | 6 | / |
| Igbenekwu | 89 | 4 | / |
| Igbanekwu | 89 | 4 | / |
| Egbonaekwu | 84 | 1 | / |
| Egbonogwu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Igbanagwu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Igbenigwu | 67 | 1 | / |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Igbonekwu
- 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