Igwesi Surname
Approximately 2,552 people bear this surname
Igwesi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 2,540 | 1:69,741 | 5,047 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
Igwesi (70) may also be a first name.
Igwesi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Igwesi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Igwesi is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Igwesi? popularity and diffusion
The last name Igwesi is the 169,164th most widespread family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 2,855,621 people. The last name Igwesi is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Igwesi are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Igwesi is also the 1,162,016th most frequent first name globally It is held by 70 people.
This surname is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is held by 2,540 people, or 1 in 69,741. In Nigeria Igwesi is most common in: Enugu, where 78 percent reside, Lagos, where 3 percent reside and Abia, where 3 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in England, where 0 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Igwuesi | 92 | 10 | / |
| Igwesih | 92 | 2 | / |
| Ikwesi | 83 | 147 | / |
| Igweji | 83 | 59 | / |
| Egwesi | 83 | 26 | / |
| Igwisi | 83 | 8 | / |
| Igwese | 83 | 6 | / |
| Iguesi | 83 | 2 | / |
| Igwegi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Igweazi | 77 | 13 | / |
| Igwezei | 77 | 5 | / |
| Egwuesi | 77 | 3 | / |
| Igwezie | 77 | 2 | / |
| Igwuezi | 77 | 2 | / |
| Igweze | 67 | 1,438 | / |
| Iguisi | 67 | 190 | / |
| Ekwesi | 67 | 173 | / |
| Igbegi | 67 | 31 | / |
| Igbezi | 67 | 9 | / |
| Igweje | 67 | 8 | / |
| Egweji | 67 | 8 | / |
| Igwege | 67 | 3 | / |
| Eguesi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Egwesy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Igwiza | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ikwese | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ikweci | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ikwisi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ikuesi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ikwegi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ikweji | 67 | 1 | / |
| Igweza | 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 Igwesi
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