Igewe Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Igewe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Igewe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria171:10,420,162203,261
England11:55,718,059489,080
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Igewe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Igewe has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Igewe? popularity and diffusion

The last name Igewe is the 4,532,898th most commonly held family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 383,555,048 people. Igewe occurs mostly in Africa, where 89 percent of Igewe live; 89 percent live in West Africa and 89 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

Igewe is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 17 people, or 1 in 10,420,162. In Nigeria Igewe is primarily found in: Federal Capital Territory, where 29 percent live, Abia, where 18 percent live and Lagos, where 18 percent live. Besides Nigeria this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in England, where 5 percent live and The United States, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Igiewe91519/
Igeweh9124/
Ighewe911/
Igewei911/
Oigewe911/
Igew8958/
Igiewie831/
Igawe8055/
Igowe8048/
Egewe8026/
Ugewe8026/
Igebe8021/
Isewe8016/
Igiwe8014/
Agewe807/
Igeve806/
Igewh802/
Igeue801/
Izewe801/
Igewa801/
Igewi801/
Ijewe801/
Igeew801/
Igoweh7346/
Oigebe7336/
Yigawe7312/
Eguewe7310/
Iguiwe738/
Igever734/
Igiebe734/
Ighebe734/
Ageweh731/
Yigebe731/
Aizewe731/
Ijewer731/
Aziewe731/
Igawey731/
Ugeweh731/
Ingeve731/
Isewee731/
Oyigebe67177/
Aighewi67105/
Ejigebe679/
Egew678/
Agew675/
Ojigiwe673/
Igiw673/
Eigebee672/
Ojijewe671/
Gegewei671/
Aggewei671/
Ajigebe671/
Ojigebe671/
Isehewe671/
Jgew671/
Eguewej671/
Higeway671/
Higebee671/
Igyw671/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Igewe
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis