Isigwe Surname

1,079,669th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 229 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Isigwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Isigwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2231:794,36235,535
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

Isigwe (12) may also be a first name.

Isigwe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Isigwe is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Isigwe? popularity and diffusion

Isigwe is the 1,079,669th most commonly occurring surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 31,823,345 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Isigwe live; 97 percent live in West Africa and 97 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Isigwe is also the 3,306,491st most commonly used given name worldwide It is held by 12 people.

The surname Isigwe is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 223 people, or 1 in 794,362. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Enugu, where 33 percent are found, Abia, where 26 percent are found and Ebonyi, where 10 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 2 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 0 percent are found.

Isigwe Last Name Statistics demography

Isigwe earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 22.15% more than the national average, earning $52,708 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ishigwe926/
Isoigwe923/
Aisigwe921/
Isikwe83107/
Isigbe8347/
Izigwe8324/
Esigwe835/
Ahaisigwe801/
Isiekwe77208/
Isikwei77192/
Isiegbe7742/
Ishigue7715/
Iseigbe7713/
Isikwue779/
Izoigwe775/
Izuigwe775/
Ishigwa774/
Usuigwe774/
Usoigwe772/
Aisikwe771/
Isaigue771/
Hisigbe771/
Ijigweh771/
Isikwer771/
Eseigwe771/
Ishiekwe717/
Iseghwed712/
Jijighwe711/
Isique67901/
Isegbe67479/
Uzigwe67135/
Esigbe6759/
Ezigwe6735/
Ejigwe6732/
Izigbe6726/
Esikwe6717/
Ijigue6714/
Isekwe6713/
Esigue675/
Isikwi675/
Isikwa672/
Izegwe671/
Isegwa671/
Isikue671/
Isigua671/
Igekwe671/

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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 Isigwe
  • 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