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

The last name Igein is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Igein.

How Common Is The Last Name Igein? popularity and diffusion

The surname Igein is the 503,825th most frequently held family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 11,177,218 people. The surname Igein is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Igein live; 97 percent live in West Africa and 97 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,152,838th most common first name internationally. It is borne by 71 people.

The last name is most common in Nigeria, where it is held by 633 people, or 1 in 279,846. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Edo, where 45 percent reside, Lagos, where 21 percent reside and Delta, where 11 percent reside. Barring Nigeria this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.

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
  • 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 Igein
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