Igweli Surname

2,293,424th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 69 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Igweli Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Igweli Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria681:2,605,04184,856
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Igweli Last Name Facts

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

The surname Igweli is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Igweli? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,293,424th most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 105,616,607 people. The last name Igweli is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Igweli live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname Igweli is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is borne by 68 people, or 1 in 2,605,041. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Ebonyi, where 38 percent reside, Lagos, where 29 percent reside and Delta, where 24 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in Uganda, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Igweali9289/
Igwelit9219/
Igwelio921/
Igwealoi861/
Igwele83443/
Igwela83307/
Ikweli83132/
Igwali8332/
Igbeli8328/
Ugweli8311/
Egweli833/
Igueli831/
Igwoli831/
Ingwele77116/
Ikweali7788/
Yigwali7721/
Jigwele7713/
Igbeali774/
Igweele774/
Igwilio773/
Igweala772/
Ighwele771/
Igbeeli771/
Igweela771/
Igwaali771/
Ikwoeli771/
Igwelea771/
Ugwuelyi7110/
Eghweili716/
Igwealer714/
Igwelaja711/
Igwelaha711/
Egwali67772/
Igbele67594/
Ekweli67464/
Egwele67259/
Egbeli67230/
Ukweli67168/
Egwela67152/
Ikwele67131/
Ikwely6778/
Ikwali6757/
Ugwele6739/
Ikwela6737/
Iguele6729/
Egwili6716/
Egwoli679/
Iguili679/
Igwila679/
Ugwali677/
Igbili674/
Egueli673/
Igwale671/

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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
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  • 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 Igweli
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