Ignêz Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Brazil

Ignêz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ignêz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

The alternate forms: Ignez (326) are calculated separately.

Ignêz (8) may also be a first name.

Ignêz Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ignêz occurs in Brazil more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as: Ignez. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ignêz? popularity and diffusion

Ignêz is the 7,117,718th most numerous family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname Ignêz is predominantly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Ignêz are found; 71 percent are found in South America and 71 percent are found in Luso-South America. It is also the 4,213,784th most widely held given name throughout the world. It is borne by 8 people.

It is most frequently held in Brazil, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 42,814,866. In Brazil it is most common in: Rio de Janeiro, where 40 percent reside, Mato Grosso, where 20 percent reside and Mato Grosso do Sul, where 20 percent reside. Without taking into account Brazil Ignêz is found in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 29 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ignez93326/
Inêz8910/
Ignês808/
Igniz802/
Gignez7331/
Ingnez732/
Ignezz731/
Igneez731/
Aignez731/
Igna672,802/
Inez671,858/
Igne671,242/
Inês67857/
Igni67109/
Iniz6741/
Ignh6730/
Igné672/
Huignez672/
Igny671/
Ignă671/
Inéz671/
Iggnecz671/
Ignj671/
Inhz671/
Ainê671/
Injz671/
Eignetz670/
Eighnez670/

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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 Ignêz
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