Igwara Surname

1,649,806th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 121 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Igwara Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Igwara Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria691:2,567,28683,988
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
Uganda111:3,549,02589,142

Igwara Last Name Facts

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

The surname Igwara is found most in Nigeria. It can also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Igwara? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,649,806th most common surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 60,227,652 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Igwara reside; 57 percent reside in West Africa and 57 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

Igwara is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 69 people, or 1 in 2,567,286. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Delta, where 46 percent live, Lagos, where 25 percent live and Federal Capital Territory, where 13 percent live. Outside of Nigeria Igwara exists in 2 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 34 percent live and Uganda, where 9 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Igwarha9275/
Aigwara921/
Ingwarah861/
Ikwara83663/
Igbara83237/
Iqwara8385/
Ugwara8341/
Igwera8335/
Iguara8320/
Igwaro833/
Igwora832/
Igware831/
Egwara831/
Igwary831/
Egwaras7765/
Egwarat7739/
Engwara779/
Igbaraa776/
Yigbara774/
Iguaras774/
Igwuare773/
Higuara772/
Ugwuara771/
Jgwarai771/
Igwearo771/
Ikwarat771/
Igbarea771/
Oikwara771/
Yigware771/
Iguarras716/
Egwuhara716/
Ingwaroj711/
Iggwarey711/
Ugwuarau711/
Igwearoh711/
Ugwuarah711/
Egbara672,010/
Egware67839/
Iguaro67639/
Igbaro67398/
Igbare67200/
Ikwaro6767/
Igbari6762/
Egwari6759/
Ikuara6758/
Igwero6746/
Ekwara6728/
Iguare6721/
Igbora6716/
Ikwera6714/
Eguara676/
Ukwara676/
Ikware675/
Egwera672/
Yguara671/
Ikwary671/
Icwera671/
Igguarras671/
Jinguaray671/
Ugwaro671/

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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 Igwara
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