Igei Surname

170,217th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,533 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Igei Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Igei Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan2,4561:52,0544,144
Peru161:1,986,50825,077
Brazil121:17,839,528311,080
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
Uganda91:4,337,69899,715
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Argentina71:6,106,202178,634
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906

Igei (17) may also be a first name.

Igei Last Name Facts

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

The last name Igei is found most in Japan. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Igei? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 170,217th most frequently held surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 2,877,041 people. Igei is mostly found in Asia, where 97 percent of Igei are found; 97 percent are found in East Asia and 97 percent are found in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 2,694,839th most numerous given name on earth, borne by 17 people.

The surname is most frequent in Japan, where it is borne by 2,456 people, or 1 in 52,054. In Japan Igei is most common in: Okinawa Prefecture, where 89 percent live, Kanagawa Prefecture, where 3 percent live and Osaka Prefecture, where 3 percent live. Barring Japan this surname exists in 9 countries. It is also common in Peru, where 1 percent live and Brazil, where 0 percent live.

Igei Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Igei earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 55% more than the national average, earning S/. 30,046 per year and in United States they earn 51% less than the national average, earning $21,141 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ingei8947/
Igeie894/
Gigei894/
Igeai892/
Igeiy891/
Higei891/
Hingei8043/
Iguehi8011/
Jingei806/
Yingei803/
Igehis801/
Igehie801/
Egei75296/
Izge75122/
Isge75122/
Agei75107/
Égei7561/
Igee7517/
Ugei7511/
Ygei758/
Igji752/
Jgei751/
Higeist7312/
Ingehai731/
Higuehi731/
Egeiy67421/
Gigje67194/
Igiha67180/
Hisge6794/
Gigee6757/
Engei6748/
Hagei6737/
Ingge6732/
Gizge6722/
Ingee6722/
Jigee6720/
Yogei6719/
Igeet6717/
Igohe6715/
Hegei6715/
Higye6715/
Igiyo6714/
Augei6713/
Uegei6712/
Adgei6710/
Igiee679/
Gegei679/
Iggji678/
Gigji678/
Igahe677/
Aggei675/
Egyei675/
Egeiz674/
Yigiy674/
Igyed674/
Gisge674/
Igyea674/
Egeie674/
Egeis673/
Igjhi673/
Igahi673/
Ijehi673/
Aygei672/
Aziei672/
Ageai672/
Iseai672/
Ageih672/
Jigji672/
Iguie672/
Gegyi672/
Edgei671/
Higii671/
Geziy671/
Igyee671/
Igyie671/
Icehi671/
Egehi671/
Igyio671/
Heigeist671/
Ichge671/
Iogiy671/
Ingii671/
Iguye671/
Eigee671/
Egeih671/
Hugei671/
Ingij671/
Aigee671/
Ezgei671/
Aigye671/
Egoei671/
Ajgei671/
Igehe671/
Heidgeis670/

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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 Igei
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