Igweka Surname
Approximately 277 people bear this surname
Igweka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 275 | 1:644,155 | 30,300 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
Igweka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Igweka Come From? nationality or country of origin
Igweka is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Igweka? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 945,594th most commonly occurring family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 26,308,830 people. Igweka is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Igweka reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The last name is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is carried by 275 people, or 1 in 644,155. In Nigeria Igweka is mostly concentrated in: Enugu, where 28 percent live, Lagos, where 17 percent live and Jigawa, where 13 percent live. Apart from Nigeria this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in England, where 0 percent live and Senegal, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Igweaka | 92 | 60 | / |
| Igweuka | 92 | 5 | / |
| Igwekai | 92 | 1 | / |
| Igweke | 83 | 16 | / |
| Igwaka | 83 | 2 | / |
| Egweka | 83 | 2 | / |
| Ikweka | 83 | 2 | / |
| Igwika | 83 | 1 | / |
| Igueka | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ugweka | 83 | 1 | / |
| Jing'weka | 80 | 4 | / |
| Igweike | 77 | 250 | / |
| Aigbeka | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ugwueka | 77 | 1 | / |
| Igwueke | 77 | 1 | / |
| Igbeika | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yigwaka | 77 | 1 | / |
| Igweeke | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ikweeka | 77 | 1 | / |
| Aigbekai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Igwaakaa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ikweki | 67 | 234 | / |
| Ugwaka | 67 | 166 | / |
| Ikweke | 67 | 119 | / |
| Ikwaka | 67 | 57 | / |
| Egweke | 67 | 54 | / |
| Ugwoka | 67 | 39 | / |
| Igwike | 67 | 36 | / |
| Igwoko | 67 | 26 | / |
| Egwaka | 67 | 22 | / |
| Ekweka | 67 | 16 | / |
| Igbeki | 67 | 7 | / |
| Igbekahai | 67 | 2 | / |
| Egueka | 67 | 2 | / |
| Igbeko | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ugweko | 67 | 1 | / |
| Igweco | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ikweekaah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aigbekeah | 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 Igweka
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis