Igwechi Surname
Approximately 39 people bear this surname
Igwechi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 38 | 1:4,661,652 | 124,734 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Igwechi (63) may also be a first name.
Igwechi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Igwechi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Igwechi is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Igwechi? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,141,416th most frequently used family name globally It is held by around 1 in 186,860,152 people. The last name Igwechi is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Igwechi are found; 97 percent are found in West Africa and 97 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Igwechi is also the 1,234,572nd most prevalent first name worldwide, held by 63 people.
This surname is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 38 people, or 1 in 4,661,652. In Nigeria Igwechi is most numerous in: Rivers, where 42 percent live, Lagos, where 39 percent live and Ebonyi, where 11 percent live. Aside from Nigeria it occurs in one country. It also occurs in India, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Igweshi | 86 | 1,001 | / |
| Igbechi | 86 | 93 | / |
| Igweche | 86 | 63 | / |
| Ugwechi | 86 | 14 | / |
| Egwechi | 86 | 3 | / |
| Ikwechi | 86 | 2 | / |
| Igwecha | 86 | 1 | / |
| Igweuche | 80 | 55 | / |
| Ugwuechi | 80 | 22 | / |
| Igweishi | 80 | 10 | / |
| Igweashi | 80 | 4 | / |
| Ikwechgi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ikwuechi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Igweji | 77 | 59 | / |
| Igwegi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ikweci | 77 | 1 | / |
| Igweike | 71 | 250 | / |
| Ekwechi | 71 | 75 | / |
| Ikweche | 71 | 52 | / |
| Ugwochi | 71 | 36 | / |
| Igbeche | 71 | 29 | / |
| Igweazi | 71 | 13 | / |
| Egbechi | 71 | 12 | / |
| Igwuesi | 71 | 10 | / |
| Igwezeh | 71 | 10 | / |
| Igbeshi | 71 | 7 | / |
| Igwoche | 71 | 7 | / |
| Ingwesi | 71 | 6 | / |
| Igwezei | 71 | 5 | / |
| Ugweche | 71 | 5 | / |
| Igueshi | 71 | 3 | / |
| Igwishi | 71 | 3 | / |
| Ikweshi | 71 | 3 | / |
| Igwezie | 71 | 2 | / |
| Egweshi | 71 | 2 | / |
| Igwesih | 71 | 2 | / |
| Igwuezi | 71 | 2 | / |
| Iqweshi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Igweshe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Igwache | 71 | 1 | / |
| Iguichi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Eguechi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Igwekai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ugwueche | 67 | 113 | / |
| Oigbeche | 67 | 97 | / |
| Aigbeche | 67 | 76 | / |
| Ikwueche | 67 | 26 | / |
| Enkwechi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Egwueche | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ughweche | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ikwetshi | 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 Igwechi
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