Igegu Surname
Approximately 11 people bear this surname
Igegu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 6 | 1:8,823,602 | 72,091 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Igegu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Igegu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Igegu is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Igegu? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 5,812,366th most frequently occurring family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. Igegu is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Igegu live; 55 percent live in East Africa and 55 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The last name is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 8,823,602. In Tanzania it is mostly found in: Tabora Region, where 67 percent live, Geita Region, where 17 percent live and Shinyanga Region, where 17 percent live. Outside of Tanzania Igegu is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 36 percent live and The DR Congo, where 9 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iggegu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Igeggu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ijegu | 80 | 209 | / |
| Igagu | 80 | 84 | / |
| Icegu | 80 | 26 | / |
| Egegu | 80 | 22 | / |
| Isegu | 80 | 18 | / |
| Ugegu | 80 | 5 | / |
| Ygegu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Agegu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ijeagu | 73 | 10 | / |
| Ichegu | 73 | 7 | / |
| Igyhgu | 73 | 4 | / |
| Izeagu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Iguigu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Igaguu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Igagou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jhiggu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Echiegu | 67 | 99 | / |
| Gezegou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ezieghu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Egigehu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ighiogu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Azieghu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ichegou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ojijegu | 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
- 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 Igegu
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