Igbeng Surname
Approximately 183 people bear this surname
Igbeng Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 182 | 1:973,312 | 41,407 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Igbeng (15) may also be a first name.
Igbeng Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Igbeng Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Igbeng is found most in Nigeria. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Igbeng? popularity and diffusion
The surname Igbeng is the 1,257,535th most frequently occurring surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 39,822,655 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Igbeng live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Igbeng is also the 2,900,335th most commonly held first name worldwide, borne by 15 people.
The surname is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 182 people, or 1 in 973,312. In Nigeria Igbeng is most prevalent in: Cross River, where 82 percent live, Lagos, where 12 percent live and Federal Capital Territory, where 3 percent live. Outside of Nigeria Igbeng is found in one country. It is also common in Cameroon, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Igben | 91 | 3,852 | / |
| Egbeng | 83 | 108 | / |
| Igweng | 83 | 49 | / |
| Ugbeng | 83 | 12 | / |
| Igbeen | 83 | 3 | / |
| Jigben | 83 | 2 | / |
| Igboen | 83 | 1 | / |
| Higben | 83 | 1 | / |
| Igbn | 80 | 2 | / |
| Igbehen | 77 | 108 | / |
| Highben | 77 | 28 | / |
| Jingben | 77 | 12 | / |
| Igbenke | 77 | 4 | / |
| Yingben | 77 | 1 | / |
| Egbeung | 77 | 1 | / |
| Igbin | 73 | 213 | / |
| Egben | 73 | 98 | / |
| Igbem | 73 | 15 | / |
| Igbne | 73 | 4 | / |
| Igbenova | 71 | 9 | / |
| Yingbing | 71 | 6 | / |
| Jingbing | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ikweng | 67 | 85 | / |
| Igbina | 67 | 14 | / |
| Igbion | 67 | 13 | / |
| Egweng | 67 | 11 | / |
| Egueng | 67 | 4 | / |
| Egbent | 67 | 3 | / |
| Jigbin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Engben | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aigbem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Egbeen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ingbin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Egbend | 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 Igbeng
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis