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
Average Igba Salary in
United States
$89,375 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Igba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Igba Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Igba (Russian: Игба) is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Igba? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 26,223rd most prevalent last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 355,230 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Igba are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Igba is also the 126,320th most widely held first name world-wide, held by 3,225 people.
The surname is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 20,097 people, or 1 in 8,814. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Benue, where 65 percent reside, Delta, where 6 percent reside and Taraba, where 4 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria this surname occurs in 17 countries. It also occurs in The Ivory Coast, where 2 percent reside and The Philippines, where 0 percent reside.
Igba Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Igba last name is principally 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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