Igwet Surname
Approximately 204 people bear this surname
Igwet Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gabon | 202 | 1:9,352 | 1,744 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
Igwet Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Igwet Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Igwet is carried by more people in Gabon than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Igwet? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,168,344th most numerous last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 35,723,264 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Igwet live; 99 percent live in Central Africa and 99 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.
The surname is most prevalent in Gabon, where it is borne by 202 people, or 1 in 9,352. Barring Gabon this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in France, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Igwete | 91 | 2 | / |
| Igwest | 91 | 1 | / |
| Igwe | 89 | 360,950 | / |
| Igweh | 80 | 1,640 | / |
| Igwue | 80 | 90 | / |
| Igwee | 80 | 68 | / |
| Iguet | 80 | 66 | / |
| Egwet | 80 | 22 | / |
| Jigwe | 80 | 17 | / |
| Igwea | 80 | 13 | / |
| Igkwe | 80 | 12 | / |
| Ikwet | 80 | 12 | / |
| Igwie | 80 | 6 | / |
| Igwei | 80 | 6 | / |
| Uigwe | 80 | 6 | / |
| Aigwe | 80 | 5 | / |
| Igwwe | 80 | 5 | / |
| Ighwe | 80 | 4 | / |
| Iegwe | 80 | 4 | / |
| Oigwe | 80 | 2 | / |
| Icwet | 80 | 2 | / |
| Igwey | 80 | 1 | / |
| Igwhe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yigwe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Igweu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Igwej | 80 | 1 | / |
| Eigwe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Higuet | 73 | 540 | / |
| Jiguet | 73 | 359 | / |
| Egwete | 73 | 162 | / |
| Hingwe | 73 | 133 | / |
| Higgwe | 73 | 77 | / |
| Higwit | 73 | 44 | / |
| Engwet | 73 | 36 | / |
| Ikwete | 73 | 14 | / |
| Icweet | 73 | 13 | / |
| Ikweet | 73 | 8 | / |
| Heigwe | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ingwea | 73 | 2 | / |
| Aiguet | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oigewe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Igweee | 73 | 1 | / |
| Igwech | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aigwue | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aingwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Igwehe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Igwait | 73 | 1 | / |
| Igueth | 73 | 1 | / |
| Icwiet | 73 | 1 | / |
| Uingwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oisgwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Higwer | 73 | 0 | / |
| Highwheat | 71 | 0 | / |
| Igbe | 67 | 6,559 | / |
| Igue | 67 | 4,530 | / |
| Ikwe | 67 | 3,552 | / |
| Egwe | 67 | 1,963 | / |
| Igve | 67 | 1,402 | / |
| Igwa | 67 | 254 | / |
| Egwuete | 67 | 83 | / |
| Heigwer | 67 | 63 | / |
| Hicguet | 67 | 49 | / |
| Iqwe | 67 | 33 | / |
| Jingweh | 67 | 16 | / |
| Ikweite | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yingweh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Igwi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ahaigwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jgwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uanigwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Igweehh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Igwé | 67 | 1 | / |
| Igouhet | 67 | 1 | / |
| Egweete | 67 | 1 | / |
| Igwj | 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 Igwet
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