Igaga Surname

439,223rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 780 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Igaga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Igaga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda6271:62,2647,152
Nigeria1361:1,302,52051,596
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
England31:18,572,686338,250
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Igaga (42) may also be a first name.

Igaga Last Name Facts

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

Igaga is more commonly found in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Igaga.

How Common Is The Last Name Igaga? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 439,223rd most widely held family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 9,343,008 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Igaga live; 81 percent live in East Africa and 80 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,566,439th most frequently used first name on earth It is held by 42 people.

Igaga is most numerous in Uganda, where it is borne by 627 people, or 1 in 62,264. In Uganda Igaga is most prevalent in: Kamuli District, where 40 percent live, Bugiri District, where 20 percent live and Mayuge District, where 9 percent live. Not including Uganda this last name exists in 8 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 17 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Iganga911,146/
Igaaga9110/
Igagah912/
Ingaga912/
Jigaga911/
Igagga911/
Igagea911/
Igaiga911/
Igagha911/
Inganga831,953/
Jiganga83388/
Igagaiy83148/
Ighagha837/
Igaanga834/
Ighanga833/
Ingagay832/
Giganga832/
Yiganga831/
Higanga831/
Igangha831/
Gaigaga831/
Igega804,371/
Egaga80568/
Ugaga80218/
Igago8022/
Igoga806/
Igagi806/
Igage803/
Ighaghai771/
Highanga771/
Ingainga771/
Ingangha771/
Yingagha771/
Ginganga771/
Igonga73350/
Eganga73304/
Egagah73154/
Igango73131/
Oigoga7350/
Higage7320/
Aigage7317/
Igaigi7313/
Igangi7311/
Engaga7310/
Ingagi738/
Ugagah737/
Igagey736/
Gigagi735/
Ighagi731/
Egaaga731/
Higagi731/
Igagui731/
Igagou731/
Igaego731/
Jigagi731/
Eghaga731/
Ing'ang'a711/
Eghagha67827/
Ingange67587/
Enganga67157/
Ughagha6770/
Ingango6741/
Ingangi6733/
Ighaghe676/
Iganggo674/
Hugagai673/
Inghage672/
Gigaigo671/
Ughagah671/
Egang'a671/
Higaigo671/
Higasgi671/
Gigange671/
Gigangi671/
Egaggad671/
Egaagha671/
Egangai671/
Jghagha671/
Jighage671/
Gegagah671/
Ekganga671/
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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 Igaga
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