Igweta Surname
Approximately 384 people bear this surname
Igweta Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 379 | 1:121,847 | 10,183 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
Igweta Demographics
Igweta Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Igweta Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Igweta Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Igweta occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Igweta? popularity and diffusion
The last name Igweta is the 748,537th most commonly held last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 18,977,984 people. The last name Igweta occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Igweta reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 98 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
This last name is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is borne by 379 people, or 1 in 121,847. In Kenya Igweta is mostly concentrated in: Meru County, where 99 percent reside, Isiolo County, where 0 percent reside and Kiambu County, where 0 percent reside. Beside Kenya this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 0 percent reside.
Igweta Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Igweta surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Igbeta | 83 | 710 | / |
| Igwata | 83 | 11 | / |
| Ikweta | 83 | 8 | / |
| Igwete | 83 | 2 | / |
| Igueta | 83 | 2 | / |
| Ugweta | 83 | 2 | / |
| Igweti | 83 | 1 | / |
| Egweta | 83 | 1 | / |
| Igweto | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ingweti | 77 | 86 | / |
| Igbeita | 77 | 59 | / |
| Ikwueta | 77 | 23 | / |
| Ugwetha | 77 | 10 | / |
| Egwueta | 77 | 4 | / |
| Igweute | 77 | 3 | / |
| Aigueta | 77 | 1 | / |
| Higueta | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gikweta | 77 | 1 | / |
| Egbeta | 67 | 540 | / |
| Igbita | 67 | 214 | / |
| Egwete | 67 | 162 | / |
| Igbete | 67 | 70 | / |
| Ikwata | 67 | 51 | / |
| Iguita | 67 | 43 | / |
| Ikwete | 67 | 14 | / |
| Igbeti | 67 | 11 | / |
| Egwata | 67 | 10 | / |
| Ekweta | 67 | 5 | / |
| Igbeto | 67 | 4 | / |
| Egwetuoha | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ugwyta | 67 | 3 | / |
| Egweto | 67 | 2 | / |
| Egueta | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ugwata | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ugwota | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ugweto | 67 | 1 | / |
| Igwito | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iguete | 67 | 1 | / |
| Igueti | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ikweti | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ukweta | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ikueta | 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 Igweta
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