Igban Surname

684,148th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 434 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Igban Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Igban Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3891:455,38023,220
Philippines451:2,249,738125,194

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 is most common in Nigeria. It may occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Igban? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 684,148th most prevalent surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 16,791,580 people. Igban is mostly 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. Igban is also the 1,366,219th most prevalent first name throughout the world, borne by 53 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 389 people, or 1 in 455,380. In Nigeria Igban is primarily found in: Benue, where 35 percent live, Taraba, where 14 percent live and Cross River, where 12 percent live. Besides Nigeria Igban exists in one country. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 10 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Igbang912,347/
Aigban9163/
Igbane9161/
Ingban9130/
Igbain915/
Igbaan914/
Igband912/
Ikgban911/
Igbaun911/
Ingbain8311/
Igbatin8310/
Igbahan837/
Igbasin836/
Aigbhan831/
Igbaasn831/
Igbasen831/
Igbaten831/
Igbon80684/
Ugban80320/
Egban80208/
Iguan80106/
Igbam8094/
Igwan8010/
Igbaasen771/
Jiguan731,716/
Igbong73376/
Igboin73336/
Igbone73313/
Iguain73146/
Oiguan73117/
Egbain73103/
Egbang7367/
Igboon7363/
Egbane7339/
Ugbaun7316/
Igbamg739/
Higbon739/
Higwan735/
Higuan735/
Igwang734/
Igboun733/
Yiguan733/
Igwane733/
Igbein733/
Engban732/
Aîgban731/
Aigbon731/
Igbhon731/
Iguhan731/
Igwhan731/
Egbean731/
Eigbon731/
Egband731/
Yogban731/
Igcuan731/
Oigbon731/
Ugbain731/
Eagban731/
Uigbon731/
Aigwan731/
Giguan731/
Igbatim67652/
Higuain6773/
Inguhan6729/
Aigboun6722/
Egbahan6720/
Egbaine6714/
Ingkuan676/
Jgheban675/
Ainguan675/
Higuaín674/
Igbonne674/
Ojgbane673/
Yigwane671/
Ingboon671/
Higuang671/
Haiguan671/
Gingwan671/
Igbatem671/
Ingwaan671/
Egbatin671/
Eghband671/
Iguahyn671/
Hingbon671/
Heigbon670/

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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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