Ighweku Surname
4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 16 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria
Ighweku Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 16 | 1:11,071,422 | 210,388 |
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Igweku | 92 | 9 | / |
| Igwoku | 77 | 229 | / |
| Igbeku | 77 | 67 | / |
| Egweku | 77 | 13 | / |
| Igwaku | 77 | 9 | / |
| Ikweku | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ugwueku | 71 | 2 | / |
| Aigbeku | 71 | 1 | / |
| Egwueku | 71 | 1 | / |
| Igweakoe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Egwaku | 62 | 46 | / |
| Egwecu | 62 | 45 | / |
| Egwoku | 62 | 39 | / |
| Iguoku | 62 | 37 | / |
| Ikwaku | 62 | 20 | / |
| Igbiku | 62 | 12 | / |
| Ukweku | 62 | 6 | / |
| Ekweku | 62 | 1 | / |
| Ikwoku | 62 | 1 | / |
| Ikueku | 62 | 1 | / |
| Ugwoku | 62 | 1 | / |
| Egbekou | 57 | 213 | / |
| Ekwueku | 57 | 3 | / |
| Ukwueku | 57 | 2 | / |
| Eguekeu | 57 | 2 | / |
| Aigbiku | 57 | 1 | / |
| Ieguaku | 57 | 1 | / |
| Engwecu | 57 | 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 Ighweku
- 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