Igwala Surname

568,231st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 556 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Igwala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Igwala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria4981:355,70819,164
Uganda361:1,084,42445,587
United States181:20,136,607622,629
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Igwala Last Name Facts

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

The surname Igwala is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Igwala click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Igwala? popularity and diffusion

Igwala is the 568,231st most frequently used family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 13,107,097 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 96 percent of Igwala live; 90 percent live in West Africa and 90 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

Igwala is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 498 people, or 1 in 355,708. In Nigeria Igwala is mostly found in: Delta, where 68 percent live, Lagos, where 16 percent live and Rivers, where 4 percent live. Outside of Nigeria Igwala occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 6 percent live and The United States, where 3 percent live.

Igwala Last Name Statistics demography

Igwala earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 51.67% less than the national average, earning $20,854 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ingwala9275/
Igwalah9225/
Igwalat9210/
Igwuala923/
Igweala922/
Igwajla921/
Hingwala8664/
Uigwuala861/
Ingwalla861/
Ingwaila861/
Igbala83804/
Ikwala83686/
Iguala83536/
Igwela83307/
Ugwala83107/
Egwala8348/
Igwali8332/
Iqwala831/
Igwale831/
Icwala831/
Ugwuala771,050/
Ingwale77152/
Ingwali77147/
Engwala77109/
Igweali7789/
Igbalaa7760/
Igualas7757/
Jigbala7723/
Yigwali7721/
Egwalas776/
Egwuala775/
Igwealo773/
Ikwalat772/
Igbhala771/
Igweela771/
Igwaali771/
Ikwalai771/
Inguala771/
Igbaila771/
Uigbala771/
Ingwaly771/
Igwailo771/
Ugwalla771/
Hingvala7161/
Igwealer714/
Ing'wali712/
Ugwualya712/
Ingwaale711/
Igwealoi711/
Igwelaha711/
Eugwuala711/
Uegwuala711/
Ickwalla710/
Egwali67772/
Egbala67440/
Igbali67298/
Igvale67206/
Ekwala67178/
Egwela67152/
Egwale6760/
Igwelo6760/
Ikwali6757/
Ikwela6737/
Igbola6726/
Igbalo678/
Igbale678/
Egwola678/
Igualá677/
Ukwala676/
Ugwela676/
Ikuala675/
Eguala675/
Yguala675/
Ikwale673/
Ikwalo672/
Ucwala671/
Ugwola671/
Jgbala671/
Gingualla671/
Ikwaly671/
Icwalo671/
Igwoli671/

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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 Igwala
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