Igwemadu Surname

1,014,722nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 250 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Igwemadu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Igwemadu 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
Nigeria2441:725,99533,220
England21:27,859,030389,889
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Igwemadu (12) may also be a first name.

Igwemadu Last Name Facts

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

Igwemadu occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Igwemadu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,014,722nd most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 29,150,184 people. The surname Igwemadu is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Igwemadu live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most widespread forename at a global level It is held by 12 people.

The last name Igwemadu is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 244 people, or 1 in 725,995. In Nigeria Igwemadu is mostly found in: Lagos, where 34 percent reside, Abia, where 14 percent reside and Rivers, where 7 percent reside. Beside Nigeria this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also found in England, where 1 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

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
Igwemmadu9493/
Igwemaudu941/
Igwemmmadu892/
Ugwemadu881/
Igwammadu821/
Igbemmadu821/
Ekwemadu7517/
Ukwemadu753/
Ugwamadu751/
Ugwomadu751/
Ekwemmadu716/
Ugwammadu713/
Igbaimadu712/
Ekwomadu63309/
Egbemodu631/
Ukwomadu631/
Ekwommadu5912/
Ekwomodu501/
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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 Igwemadu
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