View the most religious surnames in Nigeria

Where Does The Last Name Igwe Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Igwe is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Igwé. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Igwe? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name Igwe is the 1,493^rd most widely held family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 20,190 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Igwe reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Igwe is also the 37,033^rd most widespread first name worldwide. It is borne by 20,569 people.

This surname is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 358,662 people, or 1 in 494. In Nigeria Igwe is most common in: Anambra, where 21 percent reside, Rivers, where 21 percent reside and Ebonyi, where 17 percent reside. Not including Nigeria this surname occurs in 62 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 0 percent reside and Ghana, where 0 percent reside.

Igwe Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Igwe surname is primarily Christian (99%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Igwe surname are 42.82% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 96.05% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Igwe earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 23.66% less than the national average, earning R 181,416 per year; in United States they earn 1.71% more than the national average, earning $43,889 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.77% more than the national average, earning $55,530 CAD per year.