Igiwa Surname

2,034,059th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 85 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Igiwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Igiwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria781:2,271,06176,915
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
England11:55,718,059489,080
Niger11:19,192,017110,060

Igiwa (20) may also be a first name.

Igiwa Last Name Facts

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

Igiwa is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Igiwa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,034,059th most common last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 85,735,834 people. The surname Igiwa is primarily found in Africa, where 93 percent of Igiwa reside; 93 percent reside in West Africa and 92 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Igiwa is also the 2,446,817th most widespread first name at a global level, held by 20 people.

It is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 78 people, or 1 in 2,271,061. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Edo, where 73 percent are found, Lagos, where 15 percent are found and Oyo, where 4 percent are found. Other than Nigeria this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 5 percent are found and Austria, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Higiwa915/
Jigiwa911/
Ingaiwa835/
Eihgiwa831/
Hingiwa831/
Iguiwat831/
Igaiwua831/
Isiwa80123/
Iguwa8096/
Igiba8095/
Igiva8050/
Egiwa8030/
Igywa8022/
Ijiwa8017/
Igiwe8014/
Igewa801/
Iziwa801/
Igiewe73519/
Idjiwa73363/
Jijiwa7396/
Isoiwa7349/
Ugoiwa7342/
Ighiba7331/
Igibay7328/
Ighiwi7322/
Igibah7318/
Oiguwa7316/
Igibai7313/
Iguiwe738/
Ijaiwa734/
Aiguwa734/
Jigiba733/
Jiguwa732/
Isuiwa731/
Isiewa731/
Gizewa731/
Oisiwa731/
Ingewa731/
Yisiwa731/
Igibaa731/
Igaiba731/
Isiwua731/
Gigieva6719/
Jijjiwa6718/
Jisaiwa671/
Igishva671/
Igoivad671/
Higeway671/
Egiwaya671/
Isiswad671/
Yogoiwa671/
Igiewie671/
Aisuiwa671/

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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 Igiwa
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