Ijegwa Surname

611,703rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 505 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ijegwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ijegwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria5041:351,47418,977
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Ijegwa (75) may also be a first name.

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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ijeagwa923/
Ijegwua921/
Jegwa916/
Ejegwa83373/
Ijegba8332/
Izegwa8321/
Ijigwa8321/
Ijagwa837/
Ajegwa837/
Ijegua832/
Ojegwa832/
Isegwa831/
Ijekwa831/
Haidjegwa801/
Ijegbai77383/
Ijeghwo7786/
Ijiagwa7713/
Iheagwa775/
Iyengwa773/
Ejegwua771/
Ijiegba771/
Ijeagba771/
Ajehgwa771/
Ajengwa771/
Ejeagwa771/
Jekwa73836/
Yegwa73293/
Egwau73103/
Aigwa7340/
Jecwa7339/
Egwah7315/
Iegba738/
Iegwe734/
Eggwa733/
Jegva732/
Eagwa732/
Ijgua731/
Jegba731/
Jegua731/
Eigwa731/
Iheagwau712/
Ijagwuha711/
Ajegba67664/
Ojegba67620/
Oyegwa67263/
Isekwa67163/
Ojegwo6792/
Ijigba6770/
Ojogwa6746/
Ijekwe6745/
Jeghwo6737/
Iyegba6731/
Ajigwa6729/
Ejekwa6727/
Ijegbe6725/
Jegbay6725/
Ayigwa6723/
Jeukwa6721/
Ejegba6718/
Jengua6711/
Ajugwa679/
Ojigwa678/
Ejigwa677/
Jiegba676/
Jenkwa676/
Ejagwa676/
Ojekwa676/
Oyigwa675/
Aiigwa674/
Ezegwa674/
Izegba673/
Egekwa673/
Oingwa673/
Ihehengwa673/
Ajagwa673/
Ajogwa672/
Ijakwa672/
Egwaja672/
Ajekwa672/
Esegwa672/
Egweau672/
Ecigwa672/
Ijegbo672/
Egweah672/
Jegbai672/
Aiegba671/
Egegwa671/
Jekwad671/
Jeikwa671/
Haigwa671/
Jencwa671/
Egwwah671/
Ayegwa671/
Eijgwo671/
Eiekwa671/
Yiegba671/
Izekwa671/
Iyagwa671/
Iyogwa671/

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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
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis