Igela Surname
Approximately 237 people bear this surname
Igela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 201 | 1:194,225 | 15,750 |
| India | 27 | 1:28,409,829 | 361,298 |
| Nigeria | 9 | 1:19,682,529 | 291,344 |
Igela (16) may also be a first name.
Igela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Igela Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Igela (Arabic: ايجلي) is found most frequently in Uganda. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Igela? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,055,483rd most frequently held last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 30,749,139 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 89 percent of Igela live; 85 percent live in East Africa and 84 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,786,762nd most commonly used first name in the world, held by 16 people.
This surname is most commonly held in Uganda, where it is held by 201 people, or 1 in 194,225. In Uganda Igela is mostly concentrated in: Katakwi District, where 70 percent live, Amuria District, where 23 percent live and Kampala District, where 3 percent live. Outside of Uganda this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in India, where 11 percent live and Nigeria, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Igela Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Igela in the Arabic language | ||
| ايجلي | ayjly | - |
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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 Igela
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