Igwenga Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Igwenga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Igwenga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria171:10,420,162203,261
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Igwenga Last Name Facts

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

Igwenga is found most in Nigeria. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Igwenga click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Igwenga? popularity and diffusion

The last name Igwenga is the 4,649,889th most widely held family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 404,863,662 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Igwenga are found; 94 percent are found in West Africa and 94 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name Igwenga is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 17 people, or 1 in 10,420,162. In Nigeria Igwenga is mostly found in: Ebonyi, where 76 percent live and Lagos, where 24 percent live. Barring Nigeria this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Igwengah933/
Igweangha883/
Igwengaha881/
Iguenga864/
Egwenga861/
Igbenga861/
Ingwenge8034/
Egwengea8021/
Engwenga801/
Ukwenga7199/
Ikwenge7183/
Igbenge7156/
Ikwengi714/
Egbenga714/
Egwinga711/
Egwenge711/
Egwengo711/
Eguenga711/
Gikwenge6721/
Eagwengo674/
Jcgbenga671/
Ekwennga671/
Egbenge5734/
Igbingi5727/
Ikuenge575/
Ekwenge575/
Egbengo571/
Ekwngha571/
Ekwengi571/
Eguenge571/
Ikwinge571/
Igbingie5323/
Ekweungo531/

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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 Igwenga
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