Igab Surname
Approximately 12 people bear this surname
Igab Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Papua New Guinea | 5 | 1:1,630,743 | 129,019 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
Igab (36) may also be a first name.
Igab Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Igab Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Igab occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Igab? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 5,587,209th most commonly held last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 42 percent of Igab are found; 42 percent are found in West Africa and 42 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Igab is also the 1,717,090th most prevalent given name worldwide. It is borne by 36 people.
This surname is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 35,428,552. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Benue, where 80 percent are found and Kogi, where 20 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 42 percent are found and Afghanistan, where 8 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higab | 89 | 460 | / |
| Ingab | 89 | 8 | / |
| Ighab | 89 | 1 | / |
| Eigab | 89 | 1 | / |
| Igaib | 89 | 1 | / |
| Jigab | 89 | 1 | / |
| Hingab | 80 | 5 | / |
| Heigab | 80 | 4 | / |
| Uingab | 80 | 2 | / |
| Yingab | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gigabh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gingab | 80 | 1 | / |
| Eighab | 80 | 1 | / |
| Jingab | 80 | 1 | / |
| Igap | 75 | 21 | / |
| Igaw | 75 | 21 | / |
| Igob | 75 | 18 | / |
| Ugab | 75 | 18 | / |
| Egab | 75 | 15 | / |
| Jgab | 75 | 10 | / |
| Igav | 75 | 4 | / |
| Ygab | 75 | 1 | / |
| Igeb | 75 | 1 | / |
| Huingab | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hegab | 67 | 23,523 | / |
| Igova | 67 | 216 | / |
| Igafe | 67 | 57 | / |
| Ingav | 67 | 21 | / |
| Engab | 67 | 12 | / |
| Jghab | 67 | 12 | / |
| Ingaf | 67 | 7 | / |
| Higap | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ughab | 67 | 6 | / |
| Isgob | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ingap | 67 | 2 | / |
| Igowa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jigaw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jigaf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oygab | 67 | 1 | / |
| Isgav | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eugab | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yigob | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gegab | 67 | 1 | / |
| Igoub | 67 | 1 | / |
| Igawp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ighap | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ingob | 67 | 1 | / |
| Higaf | 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 Igab
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