Igwero Surname

2,876,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 46 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Igwero Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Igwero Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda441:887,25640,445
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098

Igwero Last Name Facts

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

Igwero is more commonly found in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Igwero? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,876,555th most frequently held last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 158,424,911 people. The last name Igwero is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Igwero reside; 96 percent reside in East Africa and 83 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The last name is most common in Uganda, where it is held by 44 people, or 1 in 887,256. In Uganda Igwero is primarily concentrated in: Kaberamaido District, where 82 percent live, Amolatar District, where 14 percent live and Soroti District, where 5 percent live. Other than Uganda this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Igweiro9215/
Igweruo923/
Ingwero921/
Igwearo921/
Igweiroh864/
Ingweroj861/
Igwearoh861/
Egwero83272/
Igwiro83147/
Igwera8335/
Igbero8322/
Ikwero8318/
Igwaro833/
Iguero833/
Icwero831/
Higuero772,228/
Ikwerot779/
Igwuiro778/
Igberho777/
Ugwoero775/
Ingwera772/
Igberou772/
Igworoh771/
Ugwuero771/
Higuerro712/
Aiguerou711/
Aigberoh711/
Iguaro67639/
Iguera67553/
Ikuero67188/
Igwara67121/
Ikwaro6767/
Egworo6733/
Ekwero6724/
Egbero6719/
Ikwera6714/
Iqwiro6712/
Ikworo676/
Eguero674/
Igbera673/
Igwora672/
Egwera672/
Icwera671/
Iguiro671/
Ugwaro671/
Ecwero671/
Ugworo671/
Igwira671/

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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 Igwero
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