Igabe Surname

3,730,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Igabe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Igabe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda161:2,439,95572,451
India61:127,844,230863,365
Rwanda41:2,841,2443,611
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Igabe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Igabe (Marathi: इगबे) is held by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Igabe? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,730,171st most widespread last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 260,269,497 people. Igabe occurs predominantly in Africa, where 79 percent of Igabe live; 71 percent live in East Africa and 71 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

This last name is most frequent in Uganda, where it is borne by 16 people, or 1 in 2,439,955. In Uganda Igabe is mostly concentrated in: Luuka District, where 88 percent reside, Kabarole District, where 6 percent reside and Kyankwanzi District, where 6 percent reside. Outside of Uganda this surname is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in India, where 21 percent reside and Rwanda, where 14 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ingabe9111/
Gigabe917/
Ighabe913/
Oigabe912/
Igaber911/
Igabee911/
Higabe910/
Ighabie839/
Yigabez831/
Igaabee831/
Hingabe831/
Igave80570/
Igaba80323/
Egabe80177/
Igabi8084/
Igobe8066/
Igawe8055/
Igebe8021/
Ugabe8012/
Ingave73221/
Ighave73163/
Ingabi7397/
Higave7374/
Aigaba7336/
Oigebe7336/
Engabe7328/
Jigaba7328/
Ighobe7316/
Yigawe7312/
Igoobe7310/
Hegabe737/
Ighebe734/
Igiebe734/
Ighabi733/
Isgawe732/
Aigabi732/
Igahve731/
Igobie731/
Aigobe731/
Yigebe731/
Oigaba731/
Egaabe731/
Eugabe731/
Yigaba731/
Igabai731/
Igaaba731/
Gigobe731/
Yogabe731/
Igawey731/
Ugaebe731/
Igaiba731/
Igaver731/
Hingave671,436/
Hingawe6726/
Gaigave6726/
Ighoebe6710/
Inghave675/
Egabech675/
Ighaver674/
Jighaba674/
Jigabha673/
Gigoube672/
Eigebee672/
Gigabai671/
Inngave671/
Ingobee671/
Higebee671/
Ingoube671/
Yingawe671/
Aygabez671/
Hingobe671/
Hingaby670/

Igabe Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Igabe in the Marathi language
इगबेigabe-

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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 Igabe
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