Igando Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Benin

Igando Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Igando Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Igando (276) may also be a first name.

Igando Last Name Facts

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

The surname Igando is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Igando.

How Common Is The Last Name Igando? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 8,193,072nd most commonly used family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Igando are found; 60 percent are found in West Africa and 60 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 534,713th most widely held forename worldwide. It is borne by 276 people.

The surname Igando is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 88,571,379. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Ondo, where 50 percent live and Oyo, where 50 percent live. Excluding Nigeria this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Benin, where 20 percent live and Kenya, where 20 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gigando92153/
Ingando9236/
Yingando861/
Hingando861/
Ugando8389/
Iganda8380/
Igondo837/
Egando831/
Inganda77200/
Ingondo77160/
Ighondo77124/
Igondou77114/
Engando7786/
Gegando7768/
Ighendo7739/
Igondoh7727/
Giganda7726/
Oigondo7719/
Isganda774/
Aiganda774/
Jigondo771/
Gigondo771/
Yogando771/
Igoondo771/
Higanda771/
Ighanda771/
Yinganda7121/
Hingondo712/
Jinganda711/
Highondo711/
Highanda711/
Ugondo67641/
Uganda67349/
Eganda67284/
Igonda67253/
Hinghondo6779/
Hinghanda6742/
Egondo672/

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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 Igando
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