Where Does The Last Name Ignatus Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Ignatus (Hindi: इग्नातुस, Oriya: ଇଗନ୍ାତୁସ, Russian: Игнатус) is found in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant: Ignătuș or Ignătuş. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ignatus? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 146,784^th most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 2,413,894 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Ignatus reside; 66 percent reside in East Africa and 66 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 82,052^nd most commonly used first name worldwide, held by 6,418 people.

The surname Ignatus is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is held by 1,992 people, or 1 in 26,577. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Kagera Region, where 61 percent live, Dar es Salaam Region, where 11 percent live and Geita Region, where 8 percent live. Aside from Tanzania this last name exists in 12 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 32 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent live.