Igwer Surname
Approximately 19 people bear this surname
Igwer Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 11 | 1:3,549,025 | 89,142 |
| Germany | 7 | 1:11,500,780 | 305,602 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 1:10,043,737 | 422,899 |
Igwer Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Igwer Come From? nationality or country of origin
Igwer is carried by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Igwer? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 4,532,898th most commonly held surname globally It is held by around 1 in 383,555,048 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 63 percent of Igwer are found; 58 percent are found in East Africa and 58 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
The last name Igwer is most widely held in Uganda, where it is held by 11 people, or 1 in 3,549,025. In Uganda Igwer is mostly found in: Katakwi District, where 82 percent live, Amuria District, where 9 percent live and Bukedea District, where 9 percent live. Without taking into account Uganda it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 37 percent live and Nigeria, where 5 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Igwere | 91 | 74 | / |
| Higwer | 91 | 0 | / |
| Heigwer | 83 | 63 | / |
| Igweere | 83 | 3 | / |
| Iguer | 80 | 1,061 | / |
| Igber | 80 | 910 | / |
| Ugwer | 80 | 10 | / |
| Ikwer | 80 | 6 | / |
| Egwer | 80 | 5 | / |
| Igwre | 80 | 2 | / |
| Hegwer | 73 | 322 | / |
| Ingver | 73 | 112 | / |
| Egwere | 73 | 108 | / |
| Ikwere | 73 | 92 | / |
| Igbeer | 73 | 58 | / |
| Ighwre | 73 | 28 | / |
| Eiguer | 73 | 23 | / |
| Higuer | 73 | 4 | / |
| Eikwer | 73 | 1 | / |
| Igbear | 73 | 1 | / |
| Igwire | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eghwer | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eghwere | 67 | 237 | / |
| Egwhere | 67 | 44 | / |
| Ikwerre | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ighwair | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ikwuere | 67 | 4 | / |
| Egwerhe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Jigwire | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eigbear | 67 | 1 | / |
| Egwerre | 67 | 1 | / |
| Higwire | 67 | 1 | / |
| Egwehre | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aikwere | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Igwer
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis