Idege Surname

586,691st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 533 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Idege Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Idege Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania3811:138,95412,811
Nigeria1141:1,553,88458,636
Uganda371:1,055,11644,846
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Idege (29) may also be a first name.

Idege Last Name Facts

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

Idege occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Idege? popularity and diffusion

Idege is the 586,691st most numerous last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 13,672,694 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Idege are found; 78 percent are found in East Africa and 78 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,951,561st most frequently used forename internationally, held by 29 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is held by 381 people, or 1 in 138,954. In Tanzania Idege is primarily concentrated in: Shinyanga Region, where 55 percent reside, Geita Region, where 43 percent reside and Tabora Region, where 2 percent reside. Aside from Tanzania this last name exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 21 percent reside and Uganda, where 7 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Idiege911,334/
Ideghe9192/
Ideges915/
Yidege914/
Ideger913/
Aidege912/
Jidege911/
Eidege911/
Idedge911/
Isdeger8319/
Ideaghe832/
Iedeghe831/
Ideighe831/
Eideger831/
Idiegey831/
Idoge80381/
Idage80348/
Ideje80176/
Idega80117/
Idige80102/
Edege8099/
Idese8022/
Udege8011/
Idegi807/
Ideze801/
Heideger7772/
Ideinghe7721/
Hoideger775/
Aideguer771/
Jidage73355/
Edeghe73204/
Idiese73169/
Idiger73138/
Ideses73101/
Aidage7371/
Jidige7368/
Gedege7363/
Gidegi7348/
Hidage7331/
Hidese7328/
Gidige7327/
Idheze7317/
Edgege7317/
Idhage7315/
Idhese7311/
Ideche7310/
Hedege739/
Hidega739/
Hudege737/
Idieze737/
Ideega735/
Eidige734/
Ideghi734/
Edeget734/
Eidega733/
Aidegi733/
Idiega733/
Ededge732/
Ideaga732/
Jidega731/
Idisee731/
Iodige731/
Edeage731/
Yidige731/
Udeage731/
Ideese731/
Idegha731/
Jidese731/
Edeger731/
Idejei731/
Udiege731/
Iduige731/
Heidegger711,344/
Haidegger71287/
Heideiger7145/
Yihdega672,737/
Edeaghe67259/
Hideche67259/
Edegger67171/
Jideije6750/
Idiegha6711/
Jidhage6710/
Edeighe678/
Aydeger678/
Hideghy677/
Idiezie674/
Ideegia674/
Jiddige673/
Aidhage672/
Idheise672/
Edegehe672/
Jidezie672/
Hedeges671/
Jiddage671/
Haidage671/
Idhinge671/
Ihdeche671/
Aidedje671/
Idageyi671/
Ideghai671/
Aideche671/
Yideset671/
Heddege670/

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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 Idege
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