Ignitius Surname

2,091,648th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 81 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Botswana

Ignitius Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ignitius Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria691:2,567,28683,988
Kenya101:4,617,99042,693
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Ignitius (2,414) may also be a first name.

Ignitius Last Name Facts

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

Ignitius (Hindi: इगनीतीउस) is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ignitius? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,091,648th most widespread family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 89,969,703 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Ignitius reside; 85 percent reside in West Africa and 85 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 150,968th most widespread first name worldwide. It is borne by 2,414 people.

The surname is most common in Nigeria, where it is held by 69 people, or 1 in 2,567,286. In Nigeria Ignitius is most numerous in: Adamawa, where 26 percent reside, Taraba, where 23 percent reside and Bayelsa, where 10 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria Ignitius occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 12 percent reside and Botswana, where 1 percent reside.

Ignitius Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ignitious9414/
Ignitiusp941/
Ignaitius941/
Ignetius8892/
Ignetious8210/
Ignestius822/
Igneatius821/
Ingnetius821/
Egnitious821/
Ionitiu8043/
Ionitoiu7515/
Ionnitiu759/
Jingitiu751/
Innistyus711/
Ignestyus711/

Ignitius Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ignitius in the Hindi language
इगनीतीउसiganiti'usa-

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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
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  • 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 Ignitius
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