Igwu Surname
619,831st
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 496 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria
Igwu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 496 | 1:357,143 | 19,221 |
Igwu (49) may also be a first name.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Igwau | 89 | 28 | / |
| Iegwu | 89 | 21 | / |
| Oigwu | 89 | 5 | / |
| Uigwu | 89 | 4 | / |
| Ikgwu | 89 | 4 | / |
| Aigwu | 89 | 1 | / |
| Igweu | 89 | 1 | / |
| Iogwu | 89 | 1 | / |
| Iggwu | 89 | 1 | / |
| Ingwau | 80 | 183 | / |
| Igwhgu | 80 | 5 | / |
| Aigewu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ugwu | 75 | 310,898 | / |
| Egwu | 75 | 56,270 | / |
| Ikwu | 75 | 3,596 | / |
| Igbu | 75 | 273 | / |
| Icwu | 75 | 2 | / |
| Igvu | 75 | 2 | / |
| Ygwu | 75 | 2 | / |
| Jgwu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Uhiegwu | 73 | 10 | / |
| Egweu | 67 | 227 | / |
| Egwuh | 67 | 191 | / |
| Egwau | 67 | 103 | / |
| Ugwuh | 67 | 92 | / |
| Eikwu | 67 | 50 | / |
| Ikwau | 67 | 37 | / |
| Ikwou | 67 | 36 | / |
| Aikwu | 67 | 32 | / |
| Eugwu | 67 | 24 | / |
| Igbou | 67 | 21 | / |
| Ugwuu | 67 | 20 | / |
| Egwuu | 67 | 17 | / |
| Egwui | 67 | 15 | / |
| Oikwu | 67 | 14 | / |
| Ikwuh | 67 | 13 | / |
| Uugwu | 67 | 13 | / |
| Ughwu | 67 | 12 | / |
| Engwu | 67 | 7 | / |
| Ikwus | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ugwui | 67 | 6 | / |
| Eegwu | 67 | 5 | / |
| Itkwu | 67 | 5 | / |
| Uegwu | 67 | 5 | / |
| Jigbu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Egwwu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Eggwu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Idkwu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Igbeu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ugweu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Igbui | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ugwau | 67 | 3 | / |
| Egkwu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Oigbu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ikweu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ikwuu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ugwwu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Egwut | 67 | 2 | / |
| Aigbu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jikwu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Inkwu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ikwui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Esgwu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ecgwu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ugcwu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iguau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gikwu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ehgwu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ygwuu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uhgwu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ugwou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ugkwu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Higbu | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Igwu
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis