Igba Surname
Approximately 20,515 people bear this surname
Igba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 20,097 | 1:8,814 | 980 |
| Ivory Coast | 331 | 1:69,702 | 3,927 |
| Philippines | 24 | 1:4,218,259 | 160,165 |
| United States | 17 | 1:21,321,114 | 641,998 |
| England | 8 | 1:6,964,757 | 184,742 |
| France | 8 | 1:8,302,840 | 321,660 |
| Benin | 6 | 1:1,722,600 | 61,769 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:1,070,763 | 31,189 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
Igba (3,225) may also be a first name.
Igba Demographics
Igba Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Igba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Igba Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Igba (Russian: Игба) has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Igba? popularity and diffusion
Igba is the 26,223rd most frequently occurring surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 355,230 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Igba live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 126,320th most numerous first name internationally, borne by 3,225 people.
The surname is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 20,097 people, or 1 in 8,814. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Benue, where 65 percent are found, Delta, where 6 percent are found and Taraba, where 4 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria it is found in 17 countries. It also occurs in The Ivory Coast, where 2 percent are found and The Philippines, where 0 percent are found.
Igba Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is predominantly Christian (99%) in Nigeria.
Igba earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 107.13% more than the national average, earning $89,375 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Igba Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Igba in the Russian language | ||
| Игба | igba | - |
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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 Igba
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