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 last name Ingawa is found most frequently in Nigeria. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ingawa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ingawa is the 1,955,159th most prevalent family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 80,082,922 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 90 percent of Ingawa reside; 66 percent reside in West Africa and 66 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,159,357th most frequently held first name at a global level, held by 13 people.

This surname is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 60 people, or 1 in 2,952,379. In Nigeria it is most common in: Federal Capital Territory, where 70 percent are found, Sokoto, where 8 percent are found and Kaduna, where 2 percent are found. Besides Nigeria this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 23 percent are found and The United States, where 8 percent are found.

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
  • 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