Igava Surname

3,100,440th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 40 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Igava Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Igava Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea181:452,98457,838
Solomon Islands111:52,73010,588
India61:127,844,230863,365
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Igava Last Name Facts

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

The last name Igava (Marathi: इगवा, Russian: Игава) is found most frequently in Papua New Guinea. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Igava? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,100,440th most widely held last name in the world, held by around 1 in 182,188,648 people. The surname is predominantly found in Oceania, where 73 percent of Igava reside; 73 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 45 percent reside in Papuan Oceania.

The last name is most frequent in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 18 people, or 1 in 452,984. In Papua New Guinea it is most prevalent in: Milne Bay, where 94 percent live and National Capital District, where 6 percent live. Apart from Papua New Guinea this last name exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in The Solomon Islands, where 28 percent live and India, where 15 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Igaeva91123/
Gigava91104/
Ingava9163/
Aigava9114/
Higava911/
Hingava834/
Ingavaj832/
Eingava831/
Ighavai831/
Inghava831/
Jigaeva831/
Igawa8030,809/
Igaba80323/
Ugava80237/
Igova80216/
Igavo8019/
Egava8016/
Igeva804/
Gigaba732,073/
Oigawa731,502/
Gigova731,141/
Ingavo73151/
Jigawa73146/
Ugavah73102/
Aigaba7336/
Aigawa7332/
Jigaba7328/
Ugaeva7325/
Ingova7321/
Higawa7314/
Igawua7313/
Iegova7310/
Iegawa736/
Igawai735/
Iogova735/
Egavai734/
Ugavai734/
Oigeva734/
Igoeva732/
Igauwa732/
Yogava731/
Ingaba731/
Igavou731/
Igabai731/
Oigaba731/
Igaaba731/
Egavas731/
Egaeva731/
Yigaba731/
Aigova731/
Ygaeva731/
Egavat731/
Jgavat731/
Igaiba731/
Hugaeva6763/
Gigampa6718/
Inggawa6712/
Engavay677/
Goigova675/
Ingaiwa675/
Jighaba674/
Ighawua674/
Ughavah673/
Jigabha673/
Gingova672/
Hingavo671/
Hegavat671/
Jigheva671/
Ishgova671/
Igoivad671/
Igoshva671/
Gighaba671/
Igaiwua671/
Gigabai671/
Ughavai671/
Ughavaj671/
Yingaba671/

Igava Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Igava in the Marathi language
इगवाigava-
Igava in the Russian language
Игаваigava-

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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
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  • 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 Igava
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