Igwelas Surname
4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 16 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria
Igwelas Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 16 | 1:11,071,422 | 210,388 |
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Igwela | 92 | 307 | / |
| Ingwela | 86 | 63 | / |
| Iguelas | 86 | 17 | / |
| Igweala | 86 | 2 | / |
| Igweela | 86 | 1 | / |
| Igwelea | 86 | 1 | / |
| Igwelaha | 80 | 1 | / |
| Iguelass | 80 | 1 | / |
| Egwela | 77 | 152 | / |
| Igwelo | 77 | 60 | / |
| Ikwela | 77 | 37 | / |
| Igbela | 77 | 17 | / |
| Iguela | 77 | 13 | / |
| Igwila | 77 | 9 | / |
| Igweilo | 71 | 325 | / |
| Igualas | 71 | 57 | / |
| Engwela | 71 | 41 | / |
| Iguilas | 71 | 13 | / |
| Egwalas | 71 | 6 | / |
| Jiguela | 71 | 4 | / |
| Igwealo | 71 | 3 | / |
| Igwelio | 71 | 1 | / |
| Igwielo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Igwajla | 71 | 1 | / |
| Eguelas | 71 | 1 | / |
| Yigbela | 71 | 1 | / |
| Iguilass | 67 | 33 | / |
| Ighuilas | 67 | 6 | / |
| Igwealoi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ingwaila | 67 | 1 | / |
| Higuelos | 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 Igwelas
- 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