Igweze Surname

271,034th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,438 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Dominica

Igweze Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Igweze Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,4101:125,6338,235
United States91:40,273,215872,126
England71:7,959,723202,100
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Dominica11:75,891912
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646

Igweze (34) may also be a first name.

Igweze Last Name Facts

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

The surname Igweze is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Igweze? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 271,034th most numerous family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 5,067,834 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Igweze are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,775,424th most frequently held first name at a global level, borne by 34 people.

This surname is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is carried by 1,410 people, or 1 in 125,633. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Enugu, where 27 percent reside, Lagos, where 15 percent reside and Federal Capital Territory, where 10 percent reside. Beside Nigeria Igweze occurs in 12 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Igweze Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Igweze earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 127.07% more than the national average, earning R 539,616 per year and in United States they earn 41.49% more than the national average, earning $61,050 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Igwueze9228/
Igweeze9212/
Igwezeh9210/
Igwezei925/
Igwezie922/
Igwoeze921/
Gingweze861/
Ugweze83137/
Ikweze8358/
Igueze8324/
Igweje838/
Egweze836/
Igwese836/
Igwege833/
Igweza831/
Jingwedze801/
Ugwueze776,328/
Ikwueze771,489/
Igweche7763/
Egwueze7725/
Igweazi7713/
Ikwezie775/
Aigbeze772/
Igwuezi772/
Ugweuze772/
Yigwaze771/
Ugwoeze771/
Ugwaeze771/
Igweage771/
Ikwezea771/
Ugwweze771/
Iguezey771/
Ikwaeze771/
Ugwuezeh7145/
Ugwuezea7124/
Ugwuezee711/
Ugwuezie711/
Uugwueze711/
Ikwuezee711/
Igwesi672,552/
Ikueze67327/
Ukweze67211/
Egbeze67151/
Ekweze67108/
Igweji6759/
Ugwuezeah6720/
Ugwezi6712/
Ikweje6710/
Igbezi679/
Egwege675/
Ugwese672/
Iguize672/
Igbege671/
Egweje671/
Ikwese671/
Igwegi671/
Igwiza671/

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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
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  • 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 Igweze
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