Igweta Surname

748,537th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 384 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Igweta Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Igweta Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya3791:121,84710,183
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403

Igweta Last Name Facts

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

The surname Igweta is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Igweta? popularity and diffusion

The last name Igweta is the 748,537th most prevalent family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 18,977,984 people. Igweta is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Igweta are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 98 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

This surname is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is borne by 379 people, or 1 in 121,847. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Meru County, where 99 percent live, Isiolo County, where 0 percent live and Kiambu County, where 0 percent live. Aside from Kenya this last name is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent live and The DR Congo, where 0 percent live.

Igweta Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Igbeta83710/
Igwata8311/
Ikweta838/
Igwete832/
Igueta832/
Ugweta832/
Igweti831/
Egweta831/
Igweto831/
Ingweti7786/
Igbeita7759/
Ikwueta7723/
Ugwetha7710/
Egwueta774/
Igweute773/
Aigueta771/
Higueta771/
Gikweta771/
Egbeta67540/
Igbita67214/
Egwete67162/
Igbete6770/
Ikwata6751/
Iguita6743/
Ikwete6714/
Igbeti6711/
Egwata6710/
Ekweta675/
Igbeto674/
Egwetuoha673/
Ugwyta673/
Egweto672/
Egueta672/
Ugwata672/
Ugwota671/
Ugweto671/
Igwito671/
Iguete671/
Igueti671/
Ikweti671/
Ukweta671/
Ikueta671/

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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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