Idegu Surname

1,281,391st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 178 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Idegu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Idegu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1731:1,023,94743,086
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Idegu (14) may also be a first name.

Idegu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Idegu occurs most in Nigeria. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Idegu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,281,391st most frequent last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 40,941,269 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Idegu are found; 97 percent are found in West Africa and 97 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,024,661st most widespread first name at a global level It is held by 14 people.

The last name Idegu is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 173 people, or 1 in 1,023,947. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Kogi, where 30 percent are found, Lagos, where 29 percent are found and Edo, where 10 percent are found. Beside Nigeria this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in England, where 1 percent are found and Germany, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ideagu9118/
Ideghu911/
Idegaud833/
Yihdegu831/
Idagu803,637/
Idogu80252/
Idigu80219/
Udegu8061/
Edegu8054/
Udeagu73978/
Ediegu73253/
Edeagu73127/
Idhigu73110/
Idigut7364/
Idagou7337/
Udoegu7324/
Gedegu7324/
Idaagu7317/
Gidigu739/
Jidagu736/
Udeugu735/
Jidogu734/
Jidigu734/
Edeugu733/
Udegou732/
Oidagu731/
Edeghu731/
Edegou731/
Idaguh731/
Idoghu731/
Edegut731/
Udeigu731/
Udeguh731/
Idiogu731/
Idhagu731/
Içduygu6796/
Jiddogu675/
Idiggou675/
Hedegus672/
Udeaghu672/

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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 Idegu
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