Igw Surname
Approximately 12 people bear this surname
Igw Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 11 | 1:16,103,887 | 259,204 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Igw Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Igw Come From? nationality or country of origin
Igw has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Igw? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 5,587,209th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 92 percent of Igw are found; 92 percent are found in West Africa and 92 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The last name Igw is most common in Nigeria, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 16,103,887. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Rivers, where 55 percent are found, Abia, where 9 percent are found and Benue, where 9 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria this surname is found in one country. It is also found in Thailand, where 8 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Igwe | 86 | 360,950 | / |
| Icgw | 86 | 3 | / |
| Igwh | 86 | 3 | / |
| Igwf | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ingw | 86 | 1 | / |
| Oigw | 86 | 1 | / |
| Iegw | 86 | 1 | / |
| Jigwe | 75 | 17 | / |
| Uigwe | 75 | 6 | / |
| Aigwe | 75 | 5 | / |
| Ighwe | 75 | 4 | / |
| Oigwe | 75 | 2 | / |
| Ikgwz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Yigwe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Igcwf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Igeew | 75 | 1 | / |
| Igwhe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Eigwe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ugw | 67 | 89 | / |
| Higgwe | 67 | 77 | / |
| Egw | 67 | 26 | / |
| Igb | 67 | 18 | / |
| Jgw | 67 | 16 | / |
| Ikw | 67 | 10 | / |
| Icw | 67 | 6 | / |
| Igv | 67 | 5 | / |
| Heigwe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Iqw | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ygw | 67 | 2 | / |
| Igwowa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oigewe | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Igw
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis