Igbugh Surname
Approximately 62 people bear this surname
Igbugh Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 61 | 1:2,903,980 | 91,283 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Igbugh Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Igbugh Come From? nationality or country of origin
Igbugh is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Igbugh? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,436,415th most common last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 117,541,063 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Igbugh live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The last name is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is carried by 61 people, or 1 in 2,903,980. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Benue, where 80 percent are found, Lagos, where 18 percent are found and Federal Capital Territory, where 2 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria this surname exists in one country. It is also found in Cameroon, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Igbough | 92 | 50 | / |
| Ingbough | 86 | 34 | / |
| Highbugh | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ugbugh | 83 | 9 | / |
| Egbugh | 83 | 2 | / |
| Highbaugh | 80 | 567 | / |
| Highbough | 80 | 4 | / |
| Heigbaugh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Heingbaugh | 75 | 2 | / |
| Heighbaugh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Igbuke | 67 | 27 | / |
| Highvaugh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Igbouk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Igbauke | 62 | 157 | / |
| Igbuuke | 62 | 1 | / |
| Igbok | 55 | 10 | / |
| Igwuk | 55 | 4 | / |
| Egbog | 55 | 1 | / |
| Highbucks | 53 | 1 | / |
| Egbuke | 50 | 279 | / |
| Higboc | 50 | 29 | / |
| Ekwugh | 50 | 1 | / |
| Higbok | 50 | 1 | / |
| Igwuke | 50 | 1 | / |
| Ugbauk | 50 | 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
- 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 Igbugh
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