Irrigwe Surname
4,034,050th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 24 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria
Irrigwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 24 | 1:7,380,948 | 165,663 |
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Irigwe | 92 | 89 | / |
| Ireigwe | 86 | 43 | / |
| Girigwe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ireigweh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Urigwe | 77 | 154 | / |
| Erigwe | 77 | 90 | / |
| Irigbe | 77 | 6 | / |
| Irigue | 77 | 5 | / |
| Iregwe | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ireigbe | 71 | 23 | / |
| Jirigwa | 71 | 14 | / |
| Urhigwe | 71 | 11 | / |
| Irzigue | 71 | 10 | / |
| Uruigwe | 71 | 8 | / |
| Hirigue | 71 | 2 | / |
| Airigue | 71 | 2 | / |
| Yirigbe | 71 | 2 | / |
| Yirigue | 71 | 2 | / |
| Jirigue | 71 | 1 | / |
| Irrigui | 71 | 1 | / |
| Irregue | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ereigwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hoirigue | 67 | 17 | / |
| Yirigoue | 67 | 8 | / |
| Gairigue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hairigue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Girigway | 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 Irrigwe
- 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