Irigwe Surname
1,980,395th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 89 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria
Irigwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 89 | 1:1,990,368 | 70,088 |
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireigwe | 92 | 43 | / |
| Irrigwe | 92 | 24 | / |
| Girigwe | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ireigweh | 86 | 1 | / |
| Urigwe | 83 | 154 | / |
| Erigwe | 83 | 90 | / |
| Irigbe | 83 | 6 | / |
| Irigue | 83 | 5 | / |
| Iregwe | 83 | 2 | / |
| Ireigbe | 77 | 23 | / |
| Jirigwa | 77 | 14 | / |
| Urhigwe | 77 | 11 | / |
| Irzigue | 77 | 10 | / |
| Uruigwe | 77 | 8 | / |
| Hirigue | 77 | 2 | / |
| Airigue | 77 | 2 | / |
| Yirigbe | 77 | 2 | / |
| Yirigue | 77 | 2 | / |
| Jirigue | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ereigwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hoirigue | 71 | 17 | / |
| Yirigoue | 71 | 8 | / |
| Girigway | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hairigue | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gairigue | 71 | 1 | / |
| Iregue | 67 | 1,754 | / |
| Erigbe | 67 | 188 | / |
| Iregbe | 67 | 41 | / |
| Irekwe | 67 | 22 | / |
| Irigui | 67 | 18 | / |
| Irukwe | 67 | 16 | / |
| Erikwe | 67 | 13 | / |
| Irique | 67 | 11 | / |
| Erigwa | 67 | 10 | / |
| Iregwa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Urigue | 67 | 2 | / |
| Eraigw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Urikwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Irugue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yrigbe | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Irigwe
- 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