Igban Surname
Approximately 434 people bear this surname
Igban Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 389 | 1:455,380 | 23,220 |
| Philippines | 45 | 1:2,249,738 | 125,194 |
Igban (53) may also be a first name.
Igban Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Igban Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Igban occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Igban? popularity and diffusion
The surname Igban is the 684,148th most commonly occurring surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 16,791,580 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 90 percent of Igban are found; 90 percent are found in West Africa and 90 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,366,219th most frequently held first name at a global level, borne by 53 people.
The last name is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 389 people, or 1 in 455,380. In Nigeria Igban is mostly concentrated in: Benue, where 35 percent live, Taraba, where 14 percent live and Cross River, where 12 percent live. Apart from Nigeria this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 10 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Igbang | 91 | 2,347 | / |
| Aigban | 91 | 63 | / |
| Igbane | 91 | 61 | / |
| Ingban | 91 | 30 | / |
| Igbain | 91 | 5 | / |
| Igbaan | 91 | 4 | / |
| Igband | 91 | 2 | / |
| Ikgban | 91 | 1 | / |
| Igbaun | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ingbain | 83 | 11 | / |
| Igbatin | 83 | 10 | / |
| Igbahan | 83 | 7 | / |
| Igbasin | 83 | 6 | / |
| Aigbhan | 83 | 1 | / |
| Igbaasn | 83 | 1 | / |
| Igbasen | 83 | 1 | / |
| Igbaten | 83 | 1 | / |
| Igbon | 80 | 684 | / |
| Ugban | 80 | 320 | / |
| Egban | 80 | 208 | / |
| Iguan | 80 | 106 | / |
| Igbam | 80 | 94 | / |
| Igwan | 80 | 10 | / |
| Igbaasen | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jiguan | 73 | 1,716 | / |
| Igbong | 73 | 376 | / |
| Igboin | 73 | 336 | / |
| Igbone | 73 | 313 | / |
| Iguain | 73 | 146 | / |
| Oiguan | 73 | 117 | / |
| Egbain | 73 | 103 | / |
| Egbang | 73 | 67 | / |
| Igboon | 73 | 63 | / |
| Egbane | 73 | 39 | / |
| Ugbaun | 73 | 16 | / |
| Igbamg | 73 | 9 | / |
| Higbon | 73 | 9 | / |
| Higwan | 73 | 5 | / |
| Higuan | 73 | 5 | / |
| Igwang | 73 | 4 | / |
| Igboun | 73 | 3 | / |
| Yiguan | 73 | 3 | / |
| Igwane | 73 | 3 | / |
| Igbein | 73 | 3 | / |
| Engban | 73 | 2 | / |
| Aîgban | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aigbon | 73 | 1 | / |
| Igbhon | 73 | 1 | / |
| Iguhan | 73 | 1 | / |
| Igwhan | 73 | 1 | / |
| Egbean | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eigbon | 73 | 1 | / |
| Egband | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yogban | 73 | 1 | / |
| Igcuan | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oigbon | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ugbain | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eagban | 73 | 1 | / |
| Uigbon | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aigwan | 73 | 1 | / |
| Giguan | 73 | 1 | / |
| Igbatim | 67 | 652 | / |
| Higuain | 67 | 73 | / |
| Inguhan | 67 | 29 | / |
| Aigboun | 67 | 22 | / |
| Egbahan | 67 | 20 | / |
| Egbaine | 67 | 14 | / |
| Ingkuan | 67 | 6 | / |
| Jgheban | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ainguan | 67 | 5 | / |
| Higuaín | 67 | 4 | / |
| Igbonne | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ojgbane | 67 | 3 | / |
| Yigwane | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ingboon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Higuang | 67 | 1 | / |
| Haiguan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gingwan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Igbatem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ingwaan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Egbatin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eghband | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iguahyn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hingbon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Heigbon | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Igban
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