Igwa Surname
Approximately 254 people bear this surname
Igwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 201 | 1:881,307 | 38,450 |
| Philippines | 29 | 1:3,490,973 | 149,374 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Igwa (78) may also be a first name.
Igwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Igwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Igwa occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Igwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Igwa is the 1,003,904th most prevalent last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 28,691,126 people. The last name Igwa occurs mostly in Africa, where 89 percent of Igwa reside; 79 percent reside in West Africa and 79 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,091,646th most prevalent first name worldwide It is held by 78 people.
The surname is most common in Nigeria, where it is carried by 201 people, or 1 in 881,307. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Benue, where 24 percent reside, Rivers, where 20 percent reside and Niger, where 9 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria it exists in 4 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 11 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 8 percent reside.
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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 Igwa
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