Ijegwa Surname
Approximately 505 people bear this surname
Ijegwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 504 | 1:351,474 | 18,977 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Ijegwa (75) may also be a first name.
Ijegwa Demographics
Ijegwa Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Ijegwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ijegwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ijegwa is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ijegwa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 611,703rd most prevalent family name globally It is held by around 1 in 14,430,784 people. Ijegwa is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ijegwa reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ijegwa is also the 1,116,575th most frequently occurring first name globally. It is borne by 75 people.
This last name is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 504 people, or 1 in 351,474. In Nigeria Ijegwa is primarily found in: Benue, where 61 percent reside, Niger, where 13 percent reside and Lagos, where 7 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Tanzania, where 0 percent reside.
Ijegwa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Nigeria.
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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 Ijegwa
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