Yigwa Surname
Approximately 23 people bear this surname
Yigwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 21 | 1:6,297,581 | 275,398 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
Yigwa (41) may also be a first name.
Yigwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yigwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Yigwa is carried by more people in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Yigwa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 4,116,508th most frequently occurring surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 316,849,822 people. The last name occurs mostly in Oceania, where 91 percent of Yigwa live; 91 percent live in Oceania Islands and 91 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,590,275th most frequently occurring forename internationally. It is borne by 41 people.
The surname is most widely held in Indonesia, where it is carried by 21 people, or 1 in 6,297,581. In Indonesia Yigwa is mostly found in: Papua, where 100 percent live. Besides Indonesia Yigwa is found in one country. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 9 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Igwa | 89 | 254 | / |
| Yingkwa | 83 | 9 | / |
| Yikwa | 80 | 27,635 | / |
| Jigwa | 80 | 342 | / |
| Yigba | 80 | 111 | / |
| Aigwa | 80 | 40 | / |
| Igwah | 80 | 28 | / |
| Igwau | 80 | 28 | / |
| Igway | 80 | 14 | / |
| Igwai | 80 | 14 | / |
| Igwea | 80 | 13 | / |
| Yiqwa | 80 | 5 | / |
| Igwua | 80 | 4 | / |
| Higwa | 80 | 2 | / |
| Eigwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yigua | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yigwe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Iggwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ihgwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Aygwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Igwaa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yngwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ighwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ingwau | 73 | 183 | / |
| Yigbea | 73 | 28 | / |
| Yikwaa | 73 | 9 | / |
| Igwaya | 73 | 8 | / |
| Yikkwa | 73 | 5 | / |
| Oygewa | 73 | 4 | / |
| Oingwa | 73 | 3 | / |
| Yingwo | 73 | 2 | / |
| Yinkwa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ingwea | 73 | 2 | / |
| Yikwwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Haigwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Igwait | 73 | 1 | / |
| Highwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yighua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Igwe | 67 | 360,950 | / |
| Igba | 67 | 20,515 | / |
| Egwa | 67 | 2,272 | / |
| Igua | 67 | 2,262 | / |
| Ikwa | 67 | 2,178 | / |
| Igwo | 67 | 537 | / |
| Highway | 67 | 199 | / |
| Yinghua | 67 | 35 | / |
| Iqwa | 67 | 22 | / |
| Ykwa | 67 | 15 | / |
| Hingway | 67 | 9 | / |
| Igwuoha | 67 | 7 | / |
| Igva | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ingw'aa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ycwa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Igwi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yingweh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ygba | 67 | 2 | / |
| Igwj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Heigway | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eighway | 67 | 1 | / |
| Huingwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Igwé | 67 | 1 | / |
| Igwaaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gingwai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ygwj | 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 Yigwa
- 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