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 surname Igwila occurs more in Namibia more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Igwila? popularity and diffusion

The surname Igwila is the 6,360,413th most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. The surname Igwila 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. It is also the 3,941,740th most commonly occurring first name world-wide, held by 9 people.

The surname is most common in Namibia, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 481,880. In Namibia Igwila is mostly concentrated in: Oshikoto Region, where 80 percent are found and Oshana Region, where 20 percent are found. Without taking into account Namibia Igwila exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 33 percent are found and Tanzania, where 11 percent are found.

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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