Igeleke Surname

1,415,499th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 153 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Iceland

Igeleke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Igeleke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1161:1,527,09357,948
United States341:10,660,557428,392
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
Iceland11:380,09011,096

Igeleke Last Name Facts

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

The surname Igeleke is found most frequently in Nigeria. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Igeleke? popularity and diffusion

Igeleke is the 1,415,499th most prevalent surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 47,631,019 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 76 percent of Igeleke are found; 76 percent are found in West Africa and 76 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

Igeleke is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 116 people, or 1 in 1,527,093. In Nigeria Igeleke is primarily concentrated in: Edo, where 53 percent live, Ondo, where 23 percent live and Lagos, where 9 percent live. Not including Nigeria this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 22 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

Igeleke Last Name Statistics demography

Igeleke earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 27.07% more than the national average, earning $54,828 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Iseleke8634/
Egeleke863/
Ijeleke861/
Ugeleke861/
Igileke861/
Ageleke861/
Jigeleka8011/
Ijelekhe801/
Engeleke801/
Agelek7713/
Izelek771/
Igelekhai751/
Ijileke7162/
Ezeleke7144/
Ejileke7141/
Engelek7135/
Isileke714/
Egaleke711/
Esyleke710/
Ajijelek6742/
Idjileke6741/
Egelykke6740/
Eiseleck671/

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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 Igeleke
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