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 occurs most in Uganda. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Igama? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 138,524th most common last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 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. Igama is also the 1,525,482nd most frequently used first name worldwide It is held by 44 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Uganda, where it is held by 2,506 people, or 1 in 15,578. In Uganda it is most numerous in: Adjumani District, where 74 percent are found, Moyo District, where 21 percent are found and Yumbe District, where 2 percent are found. Not including Uganda it occurs in 22 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 15 percent are found and Nigeria, where 3 percent are found.

Igama Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Igama are 38.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 91.67% 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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