Igwila Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Namibia
Highest density in:
Namibia

Igwila Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Igwila Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Namibia51:481,88011,140
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Igwila (9) may also be a first name.

Igwila Last Name Facts

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

The last name Igwila is carried by more people in Namibia than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Igwila? popularity and diffusion

The surname Igwila is the 6,360,413th most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Igwila are found; 56 percent are found in Southern Africa and 56 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Igwila is also the 3,941,740th most numerous first name in the world. It is borne by 9 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Namibia, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 481,880. In Namibia Igwila is most common in: Oshikoto Region, where 80 percent reside and Oshana Region, where 20 percent reside. Aside from Namibia Igwila exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 33 percent reside and Tanzania, where 11 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Igwilla925/
Ingwaila861/
Igwilo833,830/
Iguila83787/
Igwela83307/
Igbila83187/
Igwula831/
Igweilo77325/
Igwuilo7795/
Ingwela7763/
Igwiloh7743/
Igwillo7730/
Igwelas7716/
Igwella7714/
Igwilio773/
Igweala772/
Igwwilo772/
Jiguila771/
Igboila771/
Igbaila771/
Igwelea771/
Igweela771/
Igwailo771/
Igwajla771/
Igwielo771/
Eigwilo771/
Ighuilas716/
Igwelaja711/
Igwuillo711/
Jiguilia711/
Igwelaha711/
Igwele67443/
Iquila67202/
Egwela67152/
Igbile67121/
Igweli6769/
Igwelo6760/
Ugwula6749/
Ikwela6737/
Eguila6722/
Igbela6717/
Egwili6716/
Igbilo6714/
Iguela6713/
Egbila6713/
Iguili679/
Egwula679/
Ugwela676/
Egwilo674/
Igbili674/
Ikuila674/
Ugwilo673/
Iguilo673/
Iguile672/
Iqwilo672/
Egwile671/
Egvila671/
Igwulo671/
Hingvilai671/

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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 Igwila
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