Igama Surname

138,524th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,230 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Igama Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Igama Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda2,5061:15,5782,443
Philippines4851:208,73932,690
Nigeria911:1,946,62468,955
United States761:4,769,196247,034
Papua New Guinea221:370,62448,900
Gabon91:209,9102,378
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Northern Mariana Islands11:54,5801,498
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
England11:55,718,059489,080
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Igama (44) may also be a first name.

Igama Last Name Facts

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

The last name Igama is more commonly found in Uganda than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Igama? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 138,524th most frequently occurring last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 2,256,206 people. Igama is mostly found in Africa, where 81 percent of Igama are found; 78 percent are found in East Africa and 60 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 1,525,482nd most frequently held given name throughout the world, held by 44 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Uganda, where it is carried by 2,506 people, or 1 in 15,578. In Uganda Igama is most numerous in: Adjumani District, where 74 percent reside, Moyo District, where 21 percent reside and Yumbe District, where 2 percent reside. Beside Uganda it exists in 22 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 15 percent reside and Nigeria, where 3 percent reside.

Igama Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Igama last name are 38.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 91.67% being registered with the party.

Igama earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 35.08% more than the national average, earning $58,285 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ingama91428/
Ighama91242/
Gigama9168/
Aigama9143/
Iggama9131/
Jigama9126/
Yigama912/
Igaama912/
Igamas912/
Igaema911/
Igamaa911/
Higama911/
Yingama8362/
Hingama8356/
Haigama8343/
Gaigama8340/
Higgama835/
Ingamai834/
Inggama833/
Jingama833/
Gingama832/
Jigamat831/
Jigaima831/
Ighamah831/
Highama831/
Ingaima831/
Aigamah831/
Ugama803,288/
Igoma80652/
Egama80457/
Igami80121/
Igamo8070/
Igema8044/
Igame8041/
Ygama807/
Jgama801/
Gaigamah771/
Higami733,752/
Engama731,318/
Uegama73826/
Ingoma73305/
Jigami73198/
Yogama7378/
Ugamah7345/
Igomah7345/
Ugaama7339/
Ingami7334/
Ingame7327/
Gegama7326/
Egamai7326/
Ugamma7317/
Iogami7312/
Igouma7311/
Egamma739/
Aigami739/
Iegami737/
Ingamo736/
Igemma735/
Jigoma734/
Igooma734/
Ugamea733/
Ugamai732/
Gigoma732/
Jigame731/
Hygama731/
Hugama731/
Egamay731/
Egamoa731/
Uggama731/
Ugamaa731/
Igameh731/
Igoima731/
Iegame731/
Gigami731/
Ighami731/
Hegama731/
Isgoma731/
Gigamo731/
Ighame731/
Ighema731/
Ighoma731/
Eghama731/
Engamma6765/
Yingoma6748/
Yogamma6736/
Aigamhe6729/
Gingoma6727/
Hengama6717/
Ingouma6715/
Jigouma6712/
Jigamed6710/
Jgamaia679/
Gigouma678/
Engamah675/
Jingamo674/
Jingami673/
Jigamet673/
Yogamay673/
Yighame673/
Ingamme672/
Higgoma671/
Hingami671/
Eegamma671/
Hugamai671/
Higasmi671/
Ingamou671/
Yingami671/
Yighami671/
Yigomai671/
Gaigamo671/
Aingami671/
Eighema671/
Egammai671/
Eighamy670/

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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 Igama
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