Family name Ignatius (Ignatius 
, Игнатий 
, 伊格内修斯 
, among others...) , in the entire world, is a common surname. The last name Ignatius is habitual in Finland, where it is quite a common surname, Namibia, and Cameroon. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is the most numerous in Nigeria, Indonesia, and Cameroon. More prevalently, Ignatius is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Ignatius | Kenya, South Africa, Ghana, Nigeria, Indonesia |
| Игнатий | Bulgaria, Kazakhstan, Belarus, Kyrgyzstan, Russia |
| 伊格内修斯 | China |
| Игнасио | Belarus, Russia |
| Игнатиус | Kazakhstan, Russia |
Egnatius, Ignac, Ignace, Ignacio, Ignaco, Ignacy, Ignasi, Ignat, Ignats, Ignaz, Ignazio, Ignjat, Ignác, Ignát, Inacio, Inazio, Inhaxiô, Inácio, Iñigo, Loyola, Íñigo, Игнат, Игнац, Игнацы, Иньяцио, Начо, Ігнасіо, Ігнат, Ігнатій, Ігнатіус, Ігнацы, Ігнацій, Іґнацій, איגנסיו, איגנץ, איניאציו, إغناثيو, and イグナティウス
| michael ignatius Estonian theologian (1713-1777), SE (b. 1713) |
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| johann ignatius Estonian Lutheran priest (b. 1719) |
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georg friedrich ignatius (b. 1789) |
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| bengt jakob ignatius Finnish priest, FI (b. 1761) |
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| david friedrich ignatius Estonian theologian (1765-1834), SE (b. 1765) |
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| johann friedrich ignatius (b. 1755) |
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karl ferdinand ignatius Finnish historian, statistician and senator (1837-1909), FI (b. 1837) |
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| karl wilhelm ignatius (b. 1796) |
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| karl henrik jakob ignatius Finnish priest (1809-1856), FI (b. 1809) |
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| carl wilhelm ignatius sundman Finnish businessman, FI (b. 1810) |
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vasily ignatius KR (b. 1854) |
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hannes ignatius Finnish quartermaster general and lieutenant general (1871–1941), FI (b. 1871) |
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gustaf ignatius Finnish politician (1873-1949), FI (b. 1873) |
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anja ignatius Finnish musician and music educator (1911–1995), FI (b. 1911) |
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| friedrich ignatius (b. 1852) |
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