Igaba Surname

847,909th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 323 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Igaba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Igaba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda1291:302,63020,937
Nigeria1281:1,383,92853,929
DR Congo621:1,191,60673,277
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Igaba (42) may also be a first name.

Igaba Last Name Facts

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

The surname Igaba is carried by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Igaba? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 847,909th most frequently occurring last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 22,562,062 people. Igaba occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Igaba reside; 40 percent reside in East Africa and 40 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,566,439th most frequent first name globally, held by 42 people.

The last name Igaba is most widespread in Uganda, where it is borne by 129 people, or 1 in 302,630. In Uganda Igaba is mostly concentrated in: Kamuli District, where 48 percent are found, Kampala District, where 11 percent are found and Soroti District, where 8 percent are found. Barring Uganda Igaba occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 40 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 19 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gigaba912,073/
Aigaba9136/
Jigaba9128/
Igaiba911/
Igaaba911/
Igabai911/
Ingaba911/
Yigaba911/
Oigaba911/
Jighaba834/
Jigabha833/
Yingaba831/
Gighaba831/
Gigabai831/
Igawa8030,809/
Ugaba80269/
Igabo80191/
Igabi8084/
Egaba8063/
Igava8040/
Igoba8030/
Igabe8028/
Jgaba801/
Igeba801/
Hingabay77308/
Gigabhai77154/
Jigabhai777/
Jingabai772/
Jigabadd771/
Jingabay771/
Oigawa731,502/
Ingoba73920/
Jigawa73146/
Ingabo73140/
Gigava73104/
Ingabi7397/
Ingava7363/
Aigawa7332/
Oigabo7321/
Igobah7315/
Higawa7314/
Aigava7314/
Igawua7313/
Ingabe7311/
Engaba739/
Eghaba739/
Gigabo738/
Gigabe737/
Iegawa736/
Igawai735/
Igaboh734/
Ugabai734/
Eagaba733/
Ighabe733/
Ighabi733/
Hegaba733/
Igauwa732/
Oigabe732/
Aigabi732/
Egaboa732/
Igouba732/
Ugabah732/
Gegaba732/
Higava731/
Igabee731/
Ughaba731/
Aygaba731/
Igaber731/
Ygabay731/
Hugaba731/
Aigabo731/
Higabe730/
Gighabhai7110/
Jingabhai714/
Haigabhai711/
Hingabhai711/
Ighouba67144/
Ugabhai67124/
Gingabo6779/
Ingobai6749/
Gingoba6722/
Jingabo6721/
Gigampa6718/
Hingoba6713/
Inggawa6712/
Ighabie679/
Inggabo676/
Ingaiwa675/
Hingava674/
Ighawua674/
Ingavaj672/
Gegabai672/
Jigouba671/
Inghava671/
Ighavai671/
Hingabe671/
Hingabo671/
Ehgaiba671/
Yogabai671/
Igoubah671/
Igaiwua671/
Igaabee671/
Ingouba671/
Yigabez671/
Eingava671/
Ing'oba671/
Aighoba671/
Hingaby670/

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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
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  • 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 Igaba
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