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

Igweze is found most frequently in Nigeria. It can also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Igweze? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 271,034th most commonly held surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 5,067,834 people. Igweze is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Igweze live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,775,424th most frequently used first name internationally It is held by 34 people.

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

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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