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
The last name Igwel occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Igwel? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 4,908,606th most commonly occurring last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. Igwel 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.
Igwel is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 19,682,529. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Lagos, where 44 percent live, Abia, where 33 percent live and Cross River, where 11 percent live. Apart from Nigeria this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 38 percent live and The Netherlands, where 6 percent live.
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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