Igor Forename

302nd
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 2,051,291 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Transnistria

Igor Forename Definition:

A male name. a Russian name of Scandinavian origin (= Ingvarr), sometimes used in England in recent times.

Igor Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia
100%
1,290,7061:11230
Brazil
100%
220,6991:971147
Belarus
100%
97,6431:9726
Kazakhstan
100%
73,1671:24342
Uzbekistan
100%
40,0191:769174
Poland
100%
36,4251:1,044162
Moldova
100%
26,8631:13334
United States
100%
22,3181:16,2441,443
Central African Republic-22,0491:20556
Croatia
100%
16,8631:25060
Slovakia
100%
15,3351:34674
Israel
100%
13,3541:629122
Serbia
100%
12,0621:592139
Turkmenistan
100%
11,6961:468117
Slovenia
100%
10,6681:23042
Angola
100%
10,1221:2,664491
Germany
100%
9,6401:10,029701
Spain
100%
9,5591:4,868475
Mozambique-9,1201:2,987632
Tajikistan
100%
7,5861:1,104213
Transnistria
100%
6,8731:6918
Kyrgyzstan
99%
 
6,3661:938156
Chile
63%
 
6,2801:2,804363
Estonia
100%
5,8801:22420
Canada
100%
5,3791:6,160886
Italy
100%
4,4721:13,654733
Czechia
100%
4,2901:2,484253
Portugal-3,6431:2,858284
North Macedonia
100%
3,1961:654133
Netherlands
100%
2,4221:6,979984
France
100%
2,4081:27,6041,102
Lithuania
100%
2,2591:1,307247
England
100%
1,8981:29,2961,645
Gabon-1,8441:1,021230
Thailand
100%
1,7701:39,5854,559
Bosnia and Herzegovina
100%
1,7571:2,006492
Venezuela
100%
1,7471:17,2881,534
Georgia
100%
1,7011:2,198359
Ukraine-1,4661:31,037440
Belgium
100%
1,1921:9,6391,055
Cameroon
100%
1,1391:18,9731,744
Switzerland
100%
1,1351:7,237865
Bulgaria
100%
1,0621:6,582776
Australia-1,0491:13,0201,092
Saudi Arabia-1,0491:29,3733,696
Sweden
100%
1,0331:9,543851
Mexico
100%
9811:126,5492,860
Azerbaijan
99%
 
9571:10,0761,280
Bolivia
100%
9061:11,7011,112
Benin
100%
8961:11,8031,510
Austria
100%
8701:9,786619
Montenegro
100%
8551:742174
Peru
100%
8221:38,6762,243
Dominican Republic-8151:12,7991,386
Armenia
99%
 
7991:3,653511
Finland
100%
7911:6,932682
Egypt-7371:124,6965,337
Congo
100%
7321:6,843944
Romania
100%
6951:28,8521,897
Togo-6591:10,9851,550
Latvia
100%
6471:3,115394
DR Congo
99%
 
6161:119,8506,078
Morocco-5191:66,1822,499
Greece
100%
4751:23,0201,078
Ghana
100%
4491:60,1033,023
Puerto Rico-4351:8,162594
Ireland
100%
4001:11,609768
Indonesia
100%
3731:691,59247,568
Kosovo-3671:5,072904
Norway
100%
3661:14,0231,019
Sri Lanka-3581:58,0985,853
Hungary
100%
3531:27,739456
Chad
100%
3091:44,0084,322
New Zealand-3091:14,6801,313
Abkhazia
100%
3031:803190
Argentina
74%
 
3011:142,1042,168
South Africa
100%
2781:196,16112,741
Ecuador-2641:67,1472,030
Denmark-2441:23,1541,277
Ivory Coast
97%
 
2331:99,0386,071
Colombia
100%
2121:225,3725,024
Cuba-2081:55,3201,620
Nigeria
90%
 
1971:901,34223,358
China-1521:8,987,20959,552
Panama
100%
1351:28,9372,451
Guatemala
100%
1141:141,3022,593
Japan-1141:1,122,68515,714
United Arab Emirates-1021:70,1185,912
Burkina Faso
100%
981:187,5468,554
Malta-851:5,051678
Cape Verde
100%
731:7,249857
Nicaragua
100%
731:82,4433,137
Uruguay
100%
731:46,9541,757
Philippines
98%
 
711:1,493,09136,062
Paraguay
100%
691:104,8812,561
Scotland
97%
 
661:81,0662,072
India
100%
651:18,690,430452,321
Honduras
100%
611:144,5493,963
Cyprus
100%
551:15,8381,140
Malaysia
100%
521:585,57624,305
South Korea-501:110,8885,437
Ethiopia
100%
491:1,991,0238,071
Suriname-491:11,2822,027
Luxembourg
100%
461:12,262931
Monaco
100%
401:962199
Iraq-391:897,8947,740
Pakistan
100%
361:5,398,82450,380
Wales
100%
361:85,9532,290
Gibraltar-321:1,067230
Mongolia-311:94,6716,256
Singapore-311:202,8088,522
Kuwait-281:135,1888,745
Costa Rica
100%
261:183,3834,417
Aruba-251:4,151831
Burundi
100%
251:396,262737
Sudan
100%
251:1,512,2793,324
Hong Kong-231:337,0753,808
South Ossetia
100%
181:2,975398
French Polynesia-161:17,3691,803
Libya-161:388,8321,019
Afghanistan-151:2,174,90118,600
Albania
100%
151:203,10510,584
New Caledonia
100%
131:20,7821,589
Qatar
100%
131:182,27721,851
Vietnam
100%
131:7,124,8553,818
El Salvador-121:528,4824,653
Equatorial Guinea-91:126,410509
Haiti-91:1,191,88416,425
Rwanda-91:1,263,4931,939
Senegal
100%
91:1,620,15112,107
Taiwan
100%
91:2,641,07657,947
Tunisia-81:84,6135,494
São Tomé and Príncipe
100%
71:27,4282,105
Northern Ireland
100%
61:307,1912,078
American Samoa-61:9,3081,982
Antigua and Barbuda-61:16,5662,341
Cambodia-51:3,254,66631,163
Zimbabwe-51:3,084,76372,050
Bahamas-41:99,8421,712
Bahrain-41:337,1684,986
Bangladesh-41:39,865,34224,379
Bermuda-41:16,2061,525
Djibouti-41:228,9161,301
Madagascar-41:5,907,3524,093
Mali-41:4,244,4395,329
Samoa-41:48,798712
Uganda
100%
41:10,239,23065,177
Jamaica-31:961,07614,069
Lebanon
100%
31:1,875,85711,580
Maldives-31:144,6343,056
Tanzania-31:17,596,10669,562
Iran-21:39,248,43450,459
Macau-21:304,1041,640
Namibia-21:1,202,09012,702
San Marino
100%
21:16,460588
Syria-21:9,653,0387,712
Turkey
100%
21:38,900,85464,839
Algeria-11:38,176,72032,669
Andorra-11:82,8871,356
Anguilla-11:13,2551,687
Barbados-11:289,7893,893
Belize-11:354,3097,663
Botswana-11:2,184,44921,741
British Virgin Islands-11:31,2501,787
Cayman Islands-11:61,2992,487
Curaçao-11:155,8031,239
Dominica-11:75,4711,341
Eritrea-11:4,752,977997
Faroe Islands
100%
11:49,1272,467
Guinea-11:11,858,6477,978
Guinea-Bissau-11:1,728,218422
Iceland-11:366,0177,938
Jersey-11:99,9802,122
Jordan
100%
11:8,826,77411,126
Kenya-11:46,307,11074,921
Mauritius-11:1,297,78413,721
Nepal-11:28,487,352119,417
Palau-11:21,711239
Sierra Leone-11:7,088,6631,497
Somalia-11:13,525,8677,760
South Sudan
100%
11:11,551,0193,224
Trinidad and Tobago-11:1,361,41934,512
United States Virgin Islands-11:109,7474,493
Wallis and Futuna-11:13,529157
Yemen-11:26,296,75114,474

The alternate forms: Ígor (14), Igôr (2), Igòr (1) & Igór (1) are calculated separately.

Igor (8,960) may also be a surname.

Igor Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A male name. a Russian name of Scandinavian origin (= Ingvarr), sometimes used in England in recent times.

The Oxford Dictionary of Christian Names (1947) by E. G. Withycombe

Igor Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ígor9214/
Igôr922/
Igòr921/
Igór921/
Higor8937,716/
Ighor891,089/
Iggor89336/
Igore89288/
Ingor89190/
Uigor89136/
Igord8981/
Iegor8980/
Igoor8948/
Igorr8948/
Aigor8945/
Jigor8932/
Igort8931/
Eigor8927/
Ihgor8924/
Gigor8915/
Igour8913/
Iogor899/
Igorh899/
Oigor896/
Igohr895/
Igoer893/
Igorp893/
Yigor893/
Igoir892/
Igorz891/
Igosr891/
Igoyr891/
Isgor891/
Higgor80215/
Hingor8080/
Highor8072/
Huigor8045/
Gingor8028/
Heigor8021/
Higort807/
Higord806/
Haigor805/
Hiegor805/
Aigore804/
Higoor804/
Higore804/
Iggour803/
Ingoor803/
Igorth803/
Igoire802/
Igoorr802/
Ingour802/
Ighort802/
Eighor802/
Higour802/
Igghor802/
Higorr801/
Gaigor801/
D'Igor801/
Aigour801/
Isgort801/
Higoer801/
Igorre801/
Igourd801/
Igoure801/
Ighoor801/
Ighord801/
Jingor801/
Goigor801/
Inggor801/
Ighgor801/
Ighhor801/
Ighour801/
Ieygor801/
Ieghor801/
Iaguor801/
Higorh801/
Egor75556,477/
Ygor7519,929/
Igar751,759/
Ugor75157/
Igur7575/
Jgor7572/
Ägor751/
Yigoure738/
Ginggor734/
Higorth733/
Heighor732/
Haigorh732/
Haigoir731/
Uigoire731/
Yingour731/
Ċhigorċ731/
Higgord731/
Higoort731/
Heigour731/
Jingoor731/
Huighor731/
Huingor731/
Jigar6719,109/
Hygor673,569/
Ajgor673,523/
Ingar673,253/
Hugor672,388/
Gigar671,306/
Engor67765/
Aigar67521/
Yghor67271/
Ighar67132/
Egour67112/
Ingur67109/
Isgar6792/
Yggor6779/
Eigar6771/
Aygor6761/
Yogor6750/
Igare6737/
Egorr6730/
Egore6728/
Hegor6728/
Higar6727/
Uigur6725/
Uygor6718/
Egoor6717/
Jigur6716/
Eggor6712/
Gegor6712/
Ughor6710/
Gigur679/
Eygor679/
Eghor678/
Ygoor678/
Igure677/
Hígor677/
Eegor677/
Iggar677/
Ygort677/
Egorp677/
Ygord676/
Oygor676/
Yhgor676/
Eagor674/
Aigur674/
Igaar674/
Igard674/
Yigar674/
Egort673/
Ijgar672/
Isgur672/
Ygore672/
Egord672/
Egoir672/
Ygohr672/
Egohr671/
Egotr671/
Eugor671/
Ugoor671/
Uigar671/
Øigar671/
Ysgor671/
Higur671/
Ingór671/
Igurd671/
Igurt671/
Igart671/
Igaur671/
Oigur671/
Oeigr671/
Ouigr671/
Ygorh671/
Ygorr671/
Iogar671/
Iokwr671/
Iegur671/

Igor Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Igor in the Russian language
Игорьigor-

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