Igweo Surname
Approximately 39 people bear this surname
Igweo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 26 | 1:1,501,511 | 54,973 |
| Nigeria | 13 | 1:13,626,366 | 237,812 |
Igweo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Igweo Come From? nationality or country of origin
Igweo occurs most in Uganda. It can also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Igweo? popularity and diffusion
Igweo is the 3,141,416th most frequently used family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 186,860,152 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Igweo live; 67 percent live in East Africa and 67 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
This surname is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is borne by 26 people, or 1 in 1,501,511. In Uganda it is most common in: Kaberamaido District, where 73 percent live and Soroti District, where 27 percent live. Excluding Uganda Igweo exists in one country. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 33 percent live.
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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 Igweo
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