Igwel Surname
Approximately 16 people bear this surname
Igwel Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 9 | 1:19,682,529 | 291,344 |
| Uganda | 6 | 1:6,506,546 | 123,710 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
Igwel Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Igwel Come From? nationality or country of origin
Igwel occurs most in Nigeria. It may occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Igwel? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 4,908,606th most prevalent surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Igwel live; 56 percent live in West Africa and 56 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The surname is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 19,682,529. In Nigeria Igwel is most prevalent in: Lagos, where 44 percent reside, Abia, where 33 percent reside and Cross River, where 11 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 38 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 6 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Igwele | 91 | 443 | / |
| Jigwele | 83 | 13 | / |
| Igweele | 83 | 4 | / |
| Ighwele | 83 | 1 | / |
| Egwel | 80 | 608 | / |
| Iguel | 80 | 169 | / |
| Ikwel | 80 | 24 | / |
| Igbel | 80 | 20 | / |
| Highwell | 77 | 5 | / |
| Egwele | 73 | 259 | / |
| Oiguel | 73 | 89 | / |
| Jiguel | 73 | 19 | / |
| Egwell | 73 | 8 | / |
| Engwel | 73 | 4 | / |
| Igwiol | 73 | 2 | / |
| Igguel | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aiguel | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aigbel | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yiguel | 73 | 1 | / |
| Egwelle | 67 | 5 | / |
| Hugwell | 67 | 1 | / |
| Icwl | 67 | 1 | / |
| Haiguel | 67 | 1 | / |
| Egweell | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ikweell | 67 | 1 | / |
| Igbl | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eiguell | 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 Igwel
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