Ige Surname

10,975th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 51,152 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ige Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ige Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria47,5541:3,725488
United States1,1811:306,90828,207
India7321:1,047,90443,663
England4231:131,72113,026
Ghana3461:78,0947,799
Somalia3431:39,2191,895
Cameroon1361:152,71416,743
Turkey1071:727,30336,784
Canada281:1,315,91492,927
Sweden221:447,58032,003
Brazil221:9,730,651206,332
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Niger191:1,010,10622,252
Guam161:10,0081,526
Indonesia151:8,816,613340,855
Belgium151:766,44363,354
Norway141:367,30634,015
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Papua New Guinea121:679,47678,554
Argentina111:3,885,765145,016
Scotland101:535,38220,332
Poland101:3,800,875132,137
Iceland71:54,2993,881
Peru71:4,540,58934,489
Qatar61:393,00055,922
France51:13,284,544357,392
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Japan51:25,568,85950,629
Benin51:2,067,12068,069
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Togo41:1,811,9428,122
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Mauritius21:646,70813,517
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Monaco11:37,0664,748
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422

Ige (24,113) may also be a first name.

Ige Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ige (Hindi: इगे, Marathi: इगे) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ige? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 10,975th most commonly used family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 142,468 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of Ige are found; 94 percent are found in West Africa and 94 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 32,897th most commonly held first name at a global level, held by 24,113 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is held by 47,554 people, or 1 in 3,725. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Oyo, where 23 percent are found, Lagos, where 14 percent are found and Ekiti, where 12 percent are found. Barring Nigeria Ige exists in 58 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 2 percent are found and India, where 1 percent are found.

Ige Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is principally Christian (90%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Ige surname are 26.32% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 79.55% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Ige earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 16.35% less than the national average, earning 289,489 kr per year; in Peru they earn 81.79% more than the national average, earning S/. 35,240 per year; in United States they earn 7.52% more than the national average, earning $46,395 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.68% more than the national average, earning $52,007 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Inge864,658/
Ighe861,019/
Iger86818/
Igie86787/
Hige86737/
Jige86720/
Igeh86658/
Igea86614/
Aige86332/
Igge86143/
Igey86142/
İgeç86124/
Izge86122/
Isge86122/
Eige86108/
Gige8655/
Oige8654/
Idge8635/
Igee8617/
Iges8616/
Yige8616/
Iged8613/
Ioge868/
Ijge863/
Igez862/
Uige862/
Itge862/
Iege861/
Iget861/
Ixge861/
Icge861/
Igep861/
Ihge861/
Hinge7520,390/
Ainge751,675/
Iguer751,061/
Igueh751,044/
Gaige75742/
Eiger75675/
Hitge75632/
Igier75580/
Jinge75544/
Huige75314/
Higer75269/
Higes75235/
Ginge75143/
Highe75136/
Ajige75119/
Jigeh75115/
Hisge7594/
Iyage7578/
Aiger7574/
Hiege7574/
Eiges7571/
Gighe7569/
Iguet7566/
Igges7564/
Izgeç7563/
Jiger7558/
Isger7556/
Ejige7554/
Iyege7551/
Ingey7550/
Yinge7548/
Jidge7546/
Igger7539/
Iyoge7539/
Igies7538/
Iguei7537/
Higie7536/
Jiges7536/
Haige7535/
Iguez7535/
Inghe7535/
Aiges7534/
Ingge7532/
Gigie7532/
Aigie7531/
Higey7530/
Hidge7530/
Gigey7527/
Ayige7526/
Eitge7524/
Ujige7522/
Gizge7522/
Isget7521/
Igess7521/
Einge7521/
Heige7521/
Igesz7521/
Jigee7520/
Eidge7519/
Igeet7517/
Aioge7516/
Higye7515/
Hoige7514/
Oyige7514/
Ojige7514/
Izger7513/
Igued7513/
Oinge7512/
Igheh7511/
Jigge759/
Uinge759/
Aighe759/
Igiee759/
Aiget757/
Iguey756/
Eiged755/
Eigge755/
Igues755/
Aidge754/
Gisge754/
Igeie754/
Higge754/
Jiege754/
Yidge753/
Isghe753/
Jighe753/
Igerr753/
Yiger753/
Goige753/
Higea752/
Yigea752/
Iggie752/
Iguee752/
Oiger752/
Igech752/
Aiged752/
Ichge751/
Ingej751/
Igett751/
Eigee751/
Aigee751/
Innge751/
Ighey751/
Igged751/
Idget751/
Iggeh751/
Igieh751/
Eiege751/
Aiege751/
Iegge751/
Igejh751/
Iggey751/
Yighe751/
Eyige751/
Aigea751/
Aigye751/
Igehy751/
Iguye751/
Eigeh751/
Eigie751/
Yigez751/
Uyige751/
Oigeh751/
Uigie751/
Ihget751/
Gigge750/
Iga6725,387/
Ege6725,237/
Ise6721,423/
Age677,217/
Ize674,499/
Ije673,296/
Uge672,730/
Ice671,694/
Üge671,582/
Highet67981/
Igi67928/
Huigje67651/
Giggey67576/
Higuet67540/
Higgie67520/
Heiges67509/
Isgett67469/
Jiguet67359/
Giggie67236/
Heiger67225/
Haiges67191/
Hainge67173/
Iguess6794/
Huighe6783/
Hingey6776/
Igiaje6775/
Yge6771/
Haiger6763/
Yikgeç6759/
Jijgee6758/
Higger6756/
Ikoghe6752/
Aigues6743/
Yingge6734/
Huiges6731/
Iyageh6731/
Higier6727/
Eigher6725/
Eiguer6723/
Ohiege6722/
Jingeh6722/
Hinnge6718/
Jigger6718/
Hoidge6717/
Yigues6717/
Higges6716/
Jingge6716/
Heinge6713/
Hishge6713/
Higuez6712/
Jge6710/
Hidges679/
Eigier678/
Higuye678/
Higged678/
Heighe677/
Yinghe677/
Huiger677/
Yiguez676/
Igj676/
Ainghe674/
Gaigey674/
Higuer674/
Ejigie674/
Ingieh674/
Heiget673/
Hoiges673/
Jigesh673/
Igeher673/
Ighehe673/
Ehiege673/
Gingeh673/
Haigie672/
Ujiger672/
Aigher672/
Hoiger672/
Jigget672/
Higuey672/
Aighes672/
Ojigie672/
Aiguez672/
Higeyi672/
Igă672/
Jinghe672/
Haighe671/
Hidger671/
Idgett671/
Igeaia671/
Hieghe671/
Highee671/
Hoiage671/
Hitgee671/
Eisger671/
Gaigie671/
Gaikge671/
Gigeiy671/
Uiager671/
Hajige671/
Uiguez671/
Igehie671/
Igueth671/
Higuea671/
Higest671/
Jingey671/
Heitge671/
Ishgee671/
Ingeyi671/
Inggeh671/
Yingeh671/
Aiguet671/
Aitgie671/
Jinnge671/
Oiigie671/
Ing'ea671/
Iyogie671/
Ayigie671/
Eigieh671/
Eiigie671/
Eyigie671/
Ainhge671/
Uyigie671/
Ahiage671/
Aiuger670/
Higget670/
Igueis670/
Heidge670/
Eighey670/
Jigges670/
Jidges670/
Higgee670/
Eigest670/
Higgey670/
Higett670/

Ige Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ige in the Hindi language
इगेige-
Ige in the Marathi language
इगेige85.12
ईगेige14.57

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ige
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