Iguwe Surname
Approximately 210 people bear this surname
Iguwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 134 | 1:1,321,961 | 52,161 |
| Uganda | 74 | 1:527,558 | 29,544 |
| Mauritania | 2 | 1:2,047,432 | 30,537 |
Iguwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Iguwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Iguwe (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺇﻛﻴﻮ) occurs most in Nigeria. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Iguwe? popularity and diffusion
The surname Iguwe is the 1,144,405th most widespread family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 34,702,600 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Iguwe reside; 65 percent reside in West Africa and 64 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
Iguwe is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 134 people, or 1 in 1,321,961. In Nigeria Iguwe is primarily concentrated in: Delta, where 28 percent live, Abia, where 25 percent live and Lagos, where 16 percent live. Beside Nigeria this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 35 percent live and Mauritania, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Igouwe | 91 | 507 | / |
| Iguwei | 91 | 7 | / |
| Iguswe | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ighuwe | 91 | 1 | / |
| Iguw | 89 | 5 | / |
| Igube | 80 | 2,303 | / |
| Iguve | 80 | 220 | / |
| Eguwe | 80 | 117 | / |
| Iguwa | 80 | 96 | / |
| Igowe | 80 | 48 | / |
| Igiwe | 80 | 14 | / |
| Eiguw | 80 | 1 | / |
| Iguuw | 80 | 1 | / |
| Igoweh | 73 | 46 | / |
| Oiguwa | 73 | 16 | / |
| Jiguwi | 73 | 5 | / |
| Aiguwa | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ikguve | 73 | 4 | / |
| Igubeh | 73 | 2 | / |
| Igauwa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Iguveh | 73 | 2 | / |
| Jiguwa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Igouwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oyguwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Igouwé | 73 | 1 | / |
| Uhguwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Igguve | 73 | 1 | / |
| Iggouw | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eguw | 67 | 20 | / |
| Ing'uve | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jguw | 67 | 1 | / |
Iguwe Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Iguwe in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺇﻛﻴﻮ | akyw | - |
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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 Iguwe
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