Igweshi Surname
Approximately 1,001 people bear this surname
Igweshi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 998 | 1:177,498 | 10,935 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Igweshi (22) may also be a first name.
Igweshi Demographics
Average Igweshi Salary in
South Africa
R 126,300
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Igweshi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Igweshi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Igweshi is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Igweshi? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 361,434th most widespread surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 7,280,266 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Igweshi live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Igweshi is also the 2,301,746th most commonly occurring first name at a global level, held by 22 people.
This surname is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 998 people, or 1 in 177,498. In Nigeria it is most common in: Enugu, where 68 percent live, Ebonyi, where 9 percent live and Lagos, where 5 percent live. Aside from Nigeria this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 0 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.
Igweshi Last Name Statistics demography
Igweshi earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 46.85% less than the national average, earning R 126,300 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Igweishi | 93 | 10 | / |
| Igweashi | 93 | 4 | / |
| Igwechi | 86 | 39 | / |
| Igwuesi | 86 | 10 | / |
| Igbeshi | 86 | 7 | / |
| Ingwesi | 86 | 6 | / |
| Ikweshi | 86 | 3 | / |
| Igueshi | 86 | 3 | / |
| Igwishi | 86 | 3 | / |
| Egweshi | 86 | 2 | / |
| Igwesih | 86 | 2 | / |
| Iqweshi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Igweshe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ugwueshi | 80 | 7 | / |
| Ikwetshi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ikwesi | 77 | 147 | / |
| Igbesi | 77 | 27 | / |
| Egwesi | 77 | 26 | / |
| Igwasi | 77 | 16 | / |
| Igwisi | 77 | 8 | / |
| Igwese | 77 | 6 | / |
| Iguesi | 77 | 2 | / |
| Igweche | 71 | 63 | / |
| Ighwasi | 71 | 48 | / |
| Egbeshi | 71 | 25 | / |
| Igweazi | 71 | 13 | / |
| Igwezeh | 71 | 10 | / |
| Ekweshi | 71 | 10 | / |
| Ugwuesi | 71 | 7 | / |
| Igwezei | 71 | 5 | / |
| Ingwese | 71 | 4 | / |
| Igwasih | 71 | 4 | / |
| Egwuesi | 71 | 3 | / |
| Ikwashi | 71 | 3 | / |
| Egwechi | 71 | 3 | / |
| Igwuezi | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ugweasi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Igbessi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Egwashi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ugwuishi | 67 | 11 | / |
| Jigwashe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ugwoshie | 67 | 3 | / |
| Higuashi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ekwetshi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ikwitshi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ikuetshi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oigbeshe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ikwuechi | 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 Igweshi
- 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