Igben Surname

119,326th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,852 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Igben Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Igben Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3,8371:46,1673,584
England81:6,964,757184,742
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

Igben (96) may also be a first name.

Igben Last Name Facts

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

Igben is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Igben? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 119,326th most frequently held last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 1,891,886 people. Igben is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Igben are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 968,397th most widely held forename globally, held by 96 people.

It is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 3,837 people, or 1 in 46,167. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Delta, where 71 percent reside, Edo, where 8 percent reside and Lagos, where 4 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria it occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in England, where 0 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Igben Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Igben last name is principally Christian (98%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Igbeng91183/
Igbeen913/
Jigben912/
Igboen911/
Higben911/
Igbn892/
Igbehen83108/
Highben8328/
Jingben8312/
Yingben831/
Ugben80336/
Igbin80213/
Egben8098/
Igwen8060/
Igbem8015/
Igbne804/
Iguen802/
Igbenova779/
Egbeng73108/
Igbina7314/
Igbion7313/
Ingwen7310/
Egbent733/
Yiguen731/
Engben731/
Jigwen731/
Aigbem731/
Egbeen731/
Ingbin731/
Jigbin731/
Egbend730/
Yingbin6714/
Ugbehen6711/
Ygbn675/
Jingbin674/
Aigbina672/
Eigbion671/
Igwn671/
Aighewn671/
Igwenne671/
Jgbn671/

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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 Igben
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