Igwaya Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Igwaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 7 | 1:5,577,040 | 114,218 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Igwaya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Igwaya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Igwaya is borne by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Igwaya? popularity and diffusion
The surname Igwaya is the 6,723,624th most frequently occurring surname globally, held by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Igwaya live; 88 percent live in East Africa and 88 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
This last name is most commonly held in Uganda, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 5,577,040. In Uganda Igwaya is most common in: Luuka District, where 100 percent live. Outside of Uganda this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 13 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Igwaaya | 92 | 1 | / |
| Igway | 91 | 14 | / |
| Igwaa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Yingwaya | 86 | 15 | / |
| Gingwaya | 86 | 1 | / |
| Igbaya | 83 | 171 | / |
| Ikwaya | 83 | 45 | / |
| Iguaya | 83 | 4 | / |
| Igwayu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Igwayi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Igwa | 80 | 254 | / |
| Highway | 77 | 199 | / |
| Yigbaya | 77 | 48 | / |
| Ingwiya | 77 | 23 | / |
| Engwaya | 77 | 21 | / |
| Hingway | 77 | 9 | / |
| Igbayaa | 77 | 4 | / |
| Heigway | 77 | 1 | / |
| Eighway | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ikwauya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Inguaya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Igwejaa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jigwaye | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ugwuaya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jigwa | 73 | 342 | / |
| Egway | 73 | 140 | / |
| Ikway | 73 | 53 | / |
| Aigwa | 73 | 40 | / |
| Igwau | 73 | 28 | / |
| Yigwa | 73 | 23 | / |
| Igwai | 73 | 14 | / |
| Igwea | 73 | 13 | / |
| Ikwaa | 73 | 5 | / |
| Iguaa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Higwa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Igbay | 73 | 2 | / |
| Igwae | 73 | 1 | / |
| Iggwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ihgwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eigwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Igwey | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ighwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Heighway | 71 | 1,187 | / |
| Haighway | 71 | 63 | / |
| Jingwaja | 71 | 8 | / |
| Gikwaaya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gingwayo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Egwayu | 67 | 238 | / |
| Igbayo | 67 | 237 | / |
| Ingwau | 67 | 183 | / |
| Ukwaya | 67 | 47 | / |
| Igbaja | 67 | 40 | / |
| Igbuya | 67 | 39 | / |
| Ekwaya | 67 | 29 | / |
| Igbiya | 67 | 24 | / |
| Ikwoya | 67 | 19 | / |
| Ugwayi | 67 | 16 | / |
| Igweja | 67 | 16 | / |
| Ikwaye | 67 | 14 | / |
| Yikwaa | 67 | 9 | / |
| Ugwoya | 67 | 8 | / |
| Iguiya | 67 | 7 | / |
| Egweya | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ugwuya | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ikwayi | 67 | 5 | / |
| Egbaya | 67 | 5 | / |
| Igbeya | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ikwiya | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ikwaja | 67 | 4 | / |
| Egwayo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Igweyi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ingwea | 67 | 2 | / |
| Igweye | 67 | 2 | / |
| Egwaja | 67 | 2 | / |
| Egwaye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Igbaye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iguayi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ugweya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Igboya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Egwoya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Igwoyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Igwoja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Igwoye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iguayo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Igwait | 67 | 1 | / |
| Highwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Haigwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Higbay | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Igwaya
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