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
The surname Igwer is found most frequently in Uganda. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Igwer? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 4,532,898th most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 383,555,048 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 63 percent of Igwer live; 58 percent live in East Africa and 58 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
This surname is most widespread in Uganda, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 3,549,025. In Uganda Igwer is most common in: Katakwi District, where 82 percent reside, Amuria District, where 9 percent reside and Bukedea District, where 9 percent reside. Without taking into account Uganda this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 37 percent reside and Nigeria, where 5 percent reside.
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