Ignesius Surname

3,141,416th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 39 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Ignesius Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ignesius Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria231:7,701,859170,290
India141:54,790,384527,769
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791

Ignesius (193) may also be a first name.

Ignesius Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ignesius (Marathi: ईगनेसेस, Oriya: ଇେଗନ୍ସିଉସ) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ignesius? popularity and diffusion

Ignesius is the 3,141,416th most common surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 186,860,152 people. The last name Ignesius occurs mostly in Africa, where 59 percent of Ignesius live; 59 percent live in West Africa and 59 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 653,740th most commonly held given name throughout the world. It is borne by 193 people.

The surname Ignesius is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is held by 23 people, or 1 in 7,701,859. In Nigeria Ignesius is most prevalent in: Nasarawa, where 30 percent are found, Akwa Ibom, where 26 percent are found and Rivers, where 22 percent are found. Barring Nigeria this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in India, where 36 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ignesious9415/
Igneshius944/
Ignesus934/
Ignasius88399/
Genesius8884/
Ignisius8815/
Ignecius883/
Egnesius881/
Ignisious823/
Egnesious823/
Ignassius821/
Ignaysius821/
Eignasius821/
Ignaisius821/
Ignisus803/
Genesiu801/
Ignicius752/
Eunesius751/
Ignechus751/
Egnasius751/
Inisiu711/
Genisius633/
Egnishus632/
Eunisius632/

Ignesius Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ignesius in the Marathi language
ईगनेसेसiganesesa-
Ignesius in the Oriya language
ଇେଗନ୍ସିଉସiegansi'usa55.56
ଇେଗନ୍ସିୟୁସiegansiyusa33.33
ଇେଗନ୍ଶିଉସiegansi'usa11.11

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ignesius
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