Ignetius Surname

1,943,350th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 92 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Iceland

Ignetius Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ignetius Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria791:2,242,31376,227
India71:109,580,769786,157
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Poland11:38,008,749231,653

Ignetius (664) may also be a first name.

Ignetius Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ignetius (Oriya: ଇେଗନ୍ତିଉସ) is found most in Nigeria. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ignetius? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,943,350th most widespread family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 79,212,456 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 86 percent of Ignetius live; 86 percent live in West Africa and 86 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 322,067th most commonly held given name throughout the world, held by 664 people.

The last name Ignetius is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is held by 79 people, or 1 in 2,242,313. In Nigeria Ignetius is primarily found in: Adamawa, where 38 percent reside, Lagos, where 25 percent reside and Cross River, where 14 percent reside. Other than Nigeria Ignetius occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in India, where 8 percent reside and Singapore, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ignetious9410/
Ignietius943/
Ignestius942/
Ingnetius941/
Igneatius941/
Ignatius889,427/
Ignitius8881/
Ignotius885/
Ignitious8214/
Ignestyus821/
Ignitiusp821/
Ignaitius821/
Injetiu801/
Egnatius7515/
Jgnatius752/
Ugnatius751/
Egnitious711/
Ionitiu6743/
Ionitoiu6315/
Ionnitiu639/
Jingitiu631/
Innistyus591/

Ignetius Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ignetius in the Oriya language
ଇେଗନ୍ତିଉସieganti'usa-

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Footnotes

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