Igben Surname
Approximately 3,852 people bear this surname
Igben Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 3,837 | 1:46,167 | 3,584 |
| England | 8 | 1:6,964,757 | 184,742 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
Igben (96) may also be a first name.
Igben Demographics
Igben Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Igben Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Igben Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Igben is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Igben.
How Common Is The Last Name Igben? popularity and diffusion
The last name Igben is the 119,326th most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,891,886 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Igben live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Igben is also the 968,397th most numerous first name world-wide, held by 96 people.
This surname is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 3,837 people, or 1 in 46,167. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Delta, where 71 percent are found, Edo, where 8 percent are found and Lagos, where 4 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria this last name occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in England, where 0 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.
Igben Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is principally Christian (98%) in Nigeria.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Igbeng | 91 | 183 | / |
| Igbeen | 91 | 3 | / |
| Jigben | 91 | 2 | / |
| Igboen | 91 | 1 | / |
| Higben | 91 | 1 | / |
| Igbn | 89 | 2 | / |
| Igbehen | 83 | 108 | / |
| Highben | 83 | 28 | / |
| Jingben | 83 | 12 | / |
| Yingben | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ugben | 80 | 336 | / |
| Igbin | 80 | 213 | / |
| Egben | 80 | 98 | / |
| Igwen | 80 | 60 | / |
| Igbem | 80 | 15 | / |
| Igbne | 80 | 4 | / |
| Iguen | 80 | 2 | / |
| Igbenova | 77 | 9 | / |
| Egbeng | 73 | 108 | / |
| Igbina | 73 | 14 | / |
| Igbion | 73 | 13 | / |
| Ingwen | 73 | 10 | / |
| Egbent | 73 | 3 | / |
| Yiguen | 73 | 1 | / |
| Engben | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jigwen | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aigbem | 73 | 1 | / |
| Egbeen | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ingbin | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jigbin | 73 | 1 | / |
| Egbend | 73 | 0 | / |
| Yingbin | 67 | 14 | / |
| Ugbehen | 67 | 11 | / |
| Ygbn | 67 | 5 | / |
| Jingbin | 67 | 4 | / |
| Aigbina | 67 | 2 | / |
| Eigbion | 67 | 1 | / |
| Igwn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aighewn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Igwenne | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jgbn | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
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- 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 Igben
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