Igwata Surname
Approximately 11 people bear this surname
Igwata Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 9 | 1:5,882,401 | 60,754 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
Igwata Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Igwata Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Igwata is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Igwata.
How Common Is The Last Name Igwata? popularity and diffusion
It is the 5,812,366th most frequently used last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Igwata are found; 82 percent are found in East Africa and 82 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
It is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 5,882,401. In Tanzania Igwata is most numerous in: Mwanza Region, where 100 percent reside. Excluding Tanzania it exists in one country. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 18 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Igweta | 83 | 384 | / |
| Ikwata | 83 | 51 | / |
| Egwata | 83 | 10 | / |
| Igbata | 83 | 4 | / |
| Ugwata | 83 | 2 | / |
| Aigbata | 77 | 54 | / |
| Egwuata | 77 | 35 | / |
| Ugwuata | 77 | 5 | / |
| Egwauta | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ikwatat | 77 | 1 | / |
| Higuaita | 71 | 1 | / |
| Egbata | 67 | 381 | / |
| Igbota | 67 | 222 | / |
| Ukwata | 67 | 91 | / |
| Ekwata | 67 | 89 | / |
| Ikuata | 67 | 21 | / |
| Ugwuattah | 67 | 17 | / |
| Ikwato | 67 | 13 | / |
| Igbate | 67 | 9 | / |
| Ikweta | 67 | 8 | / |
| Igbati | 67 | 4 | / |
| Egwato | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ikwati | 67 | 2 | / |
| Egwate | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ugweta | 67 | 2 | / |
| Egwati | 67 | 2 | / |
| Iguate | 67 | 1 | / |
| Egweta | 67 | 1 | / |
| Igweto | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eguata | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ugwota | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uguata | 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 Igwata
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