Igweleme Surname

2,689,253rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 52 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Igweleme Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Igweleme Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria511:3,473,387102,969
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Igweleme Last Name Facts

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

The surname Igweleme is found most in Nigeria. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Igweleme? popularity and diffusion

The surname Igweleme is the 2,689,253rd most numerous family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 140,145,114 people. Igweleme is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Igweleme reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname Igweleme is most common in Nigeria, where it is carried by 51 people, or 1 in 3,473,387. In Nigeria Igweleme is most common in: Rivers, where 94 percent live, Lagos, where 4 percent live and Ondo, where 2 percent live. Barring Nigeria Igweleme occurs in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Igbeleme883/
Ikweleme883/
Ikwueleme825/
Ikwelem801/
Egkwelem755/
Ekweleme753/
Egwuelem751/
Egbelemeh712/
Aijgbelem711/
Ekwelem67480/
Egwilem674/
Iguilem671/
Iguelim671/
Egbelem671/
Ekwuelem636/
Ekwileme631/
Gequelim5063/
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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 Igweleme
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