Iwugwu Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Iwugwu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Iwugwu Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
England11:55,718,059489,080
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

Iwugwu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Iwugwu occurs most in Nigeria. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Iwugwu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 7,593,402nd most frequently occurring family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The surname Iwugwu is primarily found in Africa, where 67 percent of Iwugwu live; 67 percent live in West Africa and 67 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This last name is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 44,285,690. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Lagos, where 50 percent live, Abia, where 25 percent live and Edo, where 25 percent live. Apart from Nigeria this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 17 percent live and The Netherlands, where 17 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Iwaugwu923/
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Iwuhgwu921/
Uwugwu832/
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Ibeugwu774/
Iwuckwu772/
Ibaugwu771/
Iwunkwu771/
Iwhighwu7117/
Ichwukwu711/
Iwokwu674/
Ewogwu674/
Ojwukwu621/
Uwikwu501/
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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 Iwugwu
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