Igam Surname

456,743rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 741 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Igam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Igam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines3531:286,79441,276
India2691:2,851,54487,023
Malaysia591:499,90225,042
Papua New Guinea301:271,79136,992
Indonesia111:12,022,654410,938
Nigeria111:16,103,887259,204
Niger41:4,798,00475,547
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786

Igam (449) may also be a first name.

Igam Last Name Facts

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

The last name Igam (Hindi: इगम, Marathi: इगाम, Russian: Игам) is found most frequently in The Philippines. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Igam.

How Common Is The Last Name Igam? popularity and diffusion

It is the 456,743rd most frequently used surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 9,834,745 people. Igam is primarily found in Asia, where 94 percent of Igam reside; 57 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 47 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 403,949th most frequent first name on earth. It is borne by 449 people.

This surname is most commonly held in The Philippines, where it is held by 353 people, or 1 in 286,794. In The Philippines Igam is most common in: Mimaropa, where 69 percent live, Central Visayas, where 10 percent live and Eastern Visayas, where 5 percent live. Without taking into account The Philippines this surname is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in India, where 36 percent live and Malaysia, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ingam89175/
Igham8999/
Jigam8974/
Yigam8946/
Igame8941/
Aigam8912/
Higam899/
Iggam897/
Gigam896/
Iegam894/
Igaum891/
Ingham8018,764/
Higham8010,397/
Inngam801,033/
Jingam80219/
Inggam80115/
Hoigam8062/
Oingam8055/
Hingam8032/
Gingam808/
Aingam807/
Gaigam804/
Hisgam804/
Haigam803/
Yingam802/
Jigame801/
Ingaam801/
Ingahm801/
Inhgam801/
Iegham801/
Igatim801/
Higaam801/
Higgam801/
Ighame801/
Gigham800/
Egam751,338/
Igan75678/
Ugam75313/
Igom75197/
Jgam752/
Ygam751/
Heigham73126/
Gingham7342/
Haingam7342/
Aigamhe7329/
Ainngam7312/
Highham7311/
Hingham739/
Yinngam738/
Ginggam735/
Hinngam735/
Jinngam735/
Goigham733/
Yighame733/
Ingaham732/
Heingam731/
Jingham731/
Inghamm731/
Highamm731/
Higgham731/
Yingham731/
Inngham731/
Inggham730/
Ingheam730/
Jigan675,185/
Gigan672,317/
Ingan671,449/
Uggam671,349/
Yigan67954/
Igang67807/
Gegam67438/
Ingom67240/
Iogan67132/
Igane67120/
Eggam67111/
Eegam67107/
Igaan67103/
Engam67102/
Igome6781/
Egham6781/
Hegam6758/
Higan6753/
Egame6751/
Ugham6747/
Isgan6740/
Yogam6740/
Țigan6739/
Eagam6733/
Ighan6726/
Igain6722/
Igaun6720/
Higom6718/
Egaam6717/
Jngam6716/
Iggan6716/
Hugam6714/
Igand6711/
Aigan6710/
Iñgan679/
Hygam679/
Gigom678/
Uugam678/
Ighom677/
Yigom674/
Esgam674/
Aigom673/
Eigan672/
Egamm672/
Igañe672/
Jigom672/
Jhgam671/
Ygham671/
Ijgan671/
Ihgan671/
Jgham671/
Ekgam671/
Igant670/

Igam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Igam in the Hindi language
इगमigama66.67
इगामigama33.33
Igam in the Marathi language
इगामigama66.67
ईगामigama33.33
Igam in the Russian language
Игамigam-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Igam
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