Igbam Surname

1,918,812th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 94 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Igbam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Igbam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria931:1,904,76167,919
Benin11:10,335,602103,742

Igbam (18) may also be a first name.

Igbam Last Name Facts

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

Igbam occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Igbam? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,918,812th most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 77,527,084 people. The last name Igbam occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Igbam are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Igbam is also the 2,608,198th most commonly used first name at a global level, held by 18 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 93 people, or 1 in 1,904,761. In Nigeria Igbam is most frequent in: Benue, where 83 percent reside, Cross River, where 12 percent reside and Ogun, where 4 percent reside. Besides Nigeria it exists in one country. It is also common in Benin, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Igbamg919/
Ingbam916/
Igbame911/
Igbatim83652/
Ingbaim834/
Igbaatm831/
Eigbame831/
Igbatem831/
Igban80434/
Igbom80373/
Ugbam80179/
Egbam808/
Igbaatim771/
Eighbaum771/
Igbattim771/
Igbang732,347/
Aigban7363/
Igbane7361/
Igbome7337/
Ingban7330/
Iggbom7319/
Igbain735/
Igbaan734/
Egbeam733/
Igband732/
Aigbom732/
Hugbam731/
Igbaun731/
Ikgban731/
Igbomg731/
Engbam731/
Ugbeam731/
Igboom731/
Ingbom731/
Higbom730/
Engbaum6722/
Ingbain6711/
Igbatin6710/
Ingboum677/
Igbahan677/
Igbasin676/
Egbaume675/
Igbaasn671/
Ingboom671/
Igboism671/
Ugbaham671/
Igbasen671/
Igbaten671/
Aigbhan671/

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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 Igbam
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