Igein Surname

503,825th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 652 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Igein Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Igein Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria6331:279,84615,817
United States91:40,273,215872,126
England61:9,286,343223,652
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Igein (71) may also be a first name.

Igein Last Name Facts

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

Igein occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of Igein click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Igein? popularity and diffusion

It is the 503,825th most common family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 11,177,218 people. Igein is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Igein are found; 97 percent are found in West Africa and 97 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,152,838th most frequently occurring first name world-wide It is held by 71 people.

Igein is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 633 people, or 1 in 279,846. In Nigeria Igein is most common in: Edo, where 45 percent live, Lagos, where 21 percent live and Delta, where 11 percent live. Apart from Nigeria it occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

Igein Last Name Statistics demography

Igein earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 2.28% less than the national average, earning $42,167 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ingein911/
Ingeain833/
Igeyina831/
Izgen8064/
Isgen8062/
Egein8053/
Agein8035/
Ugein804/
Igeim803/
Igiin801/
Igeen801/
Hisgen73332/
Edgein7329/
Gizgen7318/
Hagein7316/
Isgeim736/
Ageyin735/
Ugeyin735/
Iguyen732/
Isehin732/
Igehen732/
Eugein731/
Agehin731/
Izehin731/
Igyemn731/
Ageine731/
Igyina731/
Igyion731/
Igahin731/
Inggen731/
Iseain731/
Augein730/
Eagein730/
Aighehion711/
Huisgen6774/
Ginggen6753/
Heisgen674/
Igiehen671/
Gežienė671/
Jiezyin671/
Egeyion671/
Edgeing671/
Haugein670/
Hugeuin670/
Hegeein670/
Yoggein670/

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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
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  • 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 Igein
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