Igwegbe Surname

116,594th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,953 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Igwegbe Surname User-submission:

The Igwegbe surname comes from igwe, meaning 'king', and egbe, meaning 'guns'. So the meaning of the surname is 'king of guns'.

Igwegbe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3,8991:45,4333,540
United States311:11,692,224454,091
England151:3,714,537119,675
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Niger11:19,192,017110,060

Igwegbe (23) may also be a first name.

Igwegbe Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Igwegbe surname comes from igwe, meaning 'king', and egbe, meaning 'guns'. So the meaning of the surname is 'king of guns'.

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Igwegbe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Igwegbe is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Igwegbe? popularity and diffusion

The surname Igwegbe is the 116,594th most frequently occurring family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 1,843,548 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Igwegbe are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Igwegbe is also the 2,239,265th most numerous first name globally. It is borne by 23 people.

This surname is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 3,899 people, or 1 in 45,433. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Imo, where 39 percent live, Anambra, where 17 percent live and Lagos, where 12 percent live. Not including Nigeria this surname occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.

Igwegbe Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Igwegbe last name is predominantly Christian (98%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Igwegbe surname are 6.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 60% being registered with the political party.

The amount Igwegbe earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 19.69% more than the national average, earning R 284,436 per year and in United States they earn 7.66% more than the national average, earning $46,455 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Igwuegbe9313/
Igbegbe86227/
Iguegbe86116/
Ikwegbe869/
Ugwegbe865/
Egwegbe864/
Igwegba863/
Igwagbe862/
Igwigbe861/
Igwegbi861/
Ugwuegbe8084/
Igbeegbe805/
Ikwuegbe804/
Aiguegbe801/
Igweagba801/
Aigbegbea7570/
Eigbegbea7563/
Ikuegbe7155/
Ukwegbe7146/
Ekwegbe7112/
Ikwogbe719/
Igbigbe718/
Egwegba718/
Ukwaegbe6716/
Ukwuegbe676/
Ikwuegby671/
Eigboigbe631/
Igbigbi57643/
Egbegbe57232/
Ekwogbe5721/
Uguagbe5718/
Ekwegba5714/
Ukuegbe572/
Ekuegbe572/
Ekwagbe571/
Egbegbi571/
Egbigbe571/
Egboigbe5348/
Igbeigbe5311/
Egbegbea536/
Egbeigbe531/
Ukwaigbe531/
Aigbeigbe509/
Eagbeygbe501/
Ikwaghbee501/

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