Igiewe Surname
Approximately 519 people bear this surname
Igiewe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 506 | 1:350,085 | 18,916 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
Igiewe (12) may also be a first name.
Igiewe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Igiewe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Igiewe is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Igiewe? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 599,225th most frequently occurring last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 14,041,514 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Igiewe are found; 97 percent are found in West Africa and 97 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most frequently held given name globally. It is borne by 12 people.
Igiewe is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is borne by 506 people, or 1 in 350,085. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Edo, where 85 percent are found, Lagos, where 7 percent are found and Delta, where 2 percent are found. Other than Nigeria Igiewe is found in 5 countries. It is also found in England, where 1 percent are found and Canada, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Igiewie | 92 | 1 | / |
| Igewe | 91 | 19 | / |
| Igiwe | 91 | 14 | / |
| Igeweh | 83 | 24 | / |
| Iguiwe | 83 | 8 | / |
| Igiebe | 83 | 4 | / |
| Ighewe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Igewei | 83 | 1 | / |
| Oigewe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Igew | 80 | 58 | / |
| Igiw | 80 | 3 | / |
| Ojigiwe | 77 | 3 | / |
| Igibe | 73 | 259 | / |
| Isiwe | 73 | 147 | / |
| Igiwa | 73 | 85 | / |
| Igawe | 73 | 55 | / |
| Igowe | 73 | 48 | / |
| Igive | 73 | 44 | / |
| Egewe | 73 | 26 | / |
| Ugewe | 73 | 26 | / |
| Igebe | 73 | 21 | / |
| Egiwe | 73 | 20 | / |
| Isewe | 73 | 16 | / |
| Igeve | 73 | 6 | / |
| Igewh | 73 | 2 | / |
| Iziwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ighiw | 73 | 1 | / |
| Igewi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Igeew | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ijewe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Igewa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Izewe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Igeue | 73 | 1 | / |
| Igoweh | 67 | 46 | / |
| Oigebe | 67 | 36 | / |
| Ighiwi | 67 | 22 | / |
| Ighive | 67 | 20 | / |
| Yigawe | 67 | 12 | / |
| Eguewe | 67 | 10 | / |
| Iziebe | 67 | 9 | / |
| Gigive | 67 | 5 | / |
| Higiwa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Izibee | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ighebe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Igever | 67 | 4 | / |
| Eugiwe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ahaighiwe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Jigibe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jigiwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ingeve | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ijewer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iziwei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ugeweh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Igawey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Isewee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oygiwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekgiwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aizewe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yigebe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Isieve | 67 | 1 | / |
| Higive | 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 Igiewe
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