Igweilo Surname

844,382nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 325 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Igweilo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Igweilo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3221:550,13326,837
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Igweilo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Igweilo is found most in Nigeria. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Igweilo? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 844,382nd most frequent family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 22,423,218 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Igweilo are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname Igweilo is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 322 people, or 1 in 550,133. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Enugu, where 59 percent live, Lagos, where 14 percent live and Sokoto, where 11 percent live. Not including Nigeria this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Ghana, where 0 percent live and South Africa, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Igwilo923,830/
Igwelo9260/
Igwuilo8695/
Igwiloh8643/
Igwillo8630/
Igwealo863/
Igwilio863/
Igwwilo862/
Igwielo861/
Igwailo861/
Igwelio861/
Eigwilo861/
Igwuillo801/
Igwealoi801/
Igwela77307/
Igbilo7714/
Igwila779/
Egwilo774/
Egwelo773/
Ugwilo773/
Iguilo773/
Iqwilo772/
Ikwelo771/
Ingwela7163/
Hygwelo7152/
Igwelas7116/
Ugwuilo7116/
Igwella7114/
Igwilla715/
Ekweilo715/
Igweala712/
Aigbelo712/
Egbeilo712/
Iguilou711/
Igweela711/
Igbailuo671/
Ingwaila671/
Jiguilou671/
Igbayelo671/
Igbayilo671/
Igwelaha671/
Egwueloy671/
Igwejala671/

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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
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  • 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 Igweilo
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