Ingawa Surname

1,955,159th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 91 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ingawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ingawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria601:2,952,37992,303
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
England11:55,718,059489,080
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Ingawa (13) may also be a first name.

Ingawa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ingawa is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Ingawa.

How Common Is The Last Name Ingawa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,955,159th most frequently occurring last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 80,082,922 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 90 percent of Ingawa reside; 66 percent reside in West Africa and 66 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ingawa is also the 3,159,357th most commonly occurring given name world-wide, borne by 13 people.

The last name Ingawa is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 60 people, or 1 in 2,952,379. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Federal Capital Territory, where 70 percent reside, Sokoto, where 8 percent reside and Kaduna, where 2 percent reside. Beside Nigeria it exists in 5 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 23 percent reside and The United States, where 8 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Inggawa9212/
Ingaiwa925/
Ingaywa921/
Hingaway861/
Ingawo83301/
Ingawe8382/
Ingava8363/
Ingowa836/
Ingewa831/
Ingaba831/
Engawa831/
Inghawach801/
Yingawo77219/
Hingawe7726/
Ingaeva7719/
Ingavat776/
Hingava774/
Ingavaj772/
Hingawo771/
Ingaswe771/
Inghava771/
Yingaba771/
Yingawe771/
Eingava771/
Hingabay71308/
Jingavad713/
Inggawer713/
Jingabai712/
Jingawee711/
Jingabay711/
Ingoba67920/
Engawi67520/
Ingavi67264/
Ingave67221/
Ingavo67151/
Ingabo67140/
Ingabi6797/
Engowa6727/
Ingova6721/
Ingabe6711/
Engaba679/
Ingowe678/
Engawe674/
Jingabhai674/
Jngowa671/
Hingabhai671/
Ungewa671/
Engewa671/
Engawo671/

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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 Ingawa
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