Igema Surname

2,944,094th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 44 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Igema Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Igema Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda241:1,626,63757,482
Nigeria141:12,653,054227,444
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Igema (18) may also be a first name.

Igema Last Name Facts

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

The last name Igema is more frequently found in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Igema click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Igema? popularity and diffusion

The last name Igema is the 2,944,094th most frequently occurring family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 165,626,044 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Igema live; 66 percent live in East Africa and 66 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Igema is also the 2,608,198th most numerous given name in the world, borne by 18 people.

Igema is most commonly held in Uganda, where it is borne by 24 people, or 1 in 1,626,637. In Uganda it is mostly found in: Namutumba District, where 83 percent live, Kamuli District, where 8 percent live and Serere District, where 4 percent live. Beside Uganda Igema exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 32 percent live and Tanzania, where 9 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ingema9119/
Iogema919/
Igemma915/
Gigema911/
Igaema911/
Ighema911/
Igehema8310/
Ighemat836/
Gingema832/
Iyogema831/
Eighema831/
Igama803,230/
Agema802,542/
Igoma80652/
Ugema80482/
Ijema80336/
Isema80301/
Igeme8091/
Egema8063/
Izema8056/
Igima8051/
Igemi8035/
Igemo8020/
Icema802/
Igemj801/
Ingemi73763/
Higima73367/
Ingima73258/
Gegema73249/
Ighama73242/
Gigima73227/
Hygema73135/
Engema73127/
Gizema73123/
Eizema7399/
Ingeme7367/
Igemoh7351/
Ugemah7346/
Igomah7345/
Aigama7343/
Hegema7337/
Aigima7337/
Eisema7336/
Iggama7331/
Igimah7328/
Jigama7326/
Yisema7322/
Hisema7322/
Yigeme7321/
Ijeama7319/
Eigima7318/
Aziema7317/
Ichema7311/
Iseama739/
Izeuma739/
Hizema739/
Egemah737/
Eguema737/
Igemyo737/
Aisema737/
Agemma736/
Ijemah735/
Jigoma734/
Egemma734/
Eziema734/
Yigemi734/
Gezima733/
Augema733/
Isemah733/
Eugema733/
Egemea732/
Iezima732/
Yigama732/
Igaama732/
Ingemo732/
Igemie731/
Aggema731/
Iezema731/
Iegima731/
Adgema731/
Egemas731/
Isiema731/
Igemis731/
Igoima731/
Gezyma731/
Ijemat731/
Igamaa731/
Igueme731/
Higama731/
Isemat731/
Isemay731/
Jisema731/
Yogema731/
Hagema731/
Gezema731/
Eijema731/
Egemat731/
Egemga731/
Esiema731/
Agemai731/
Ojgema731/
Ijemai731/
Ighoma731/
Igieme731/
Izzema731/
Isemad731/
Eigemauch710/
Igiemeh6774/
Gigimai6756/
Haijema6743/
Haigama6743/
Yingima6721/
Gichema6712/
Ighemoh679/
Ingemey677/
Aggemma676/
Higgama675/
Owegema675/
Gezhima675/
Isemais674/
Eggiema673/
Higemeh673/
Hegemas672/
Hengema671/
Higgoma671/
Gingemi671/
Yogemma671/
Jigaima671/
Gezhema671/
Ingemoh671/
Jingima671/
Ighamah671/
Highama671/
Jigueme671/
Ingaima671/
Inghemi671/
Yigomai671/
Aiguima671/
Aisemai671/
Idjemad671/
Iguemoh671/
Eghemat671/
Aigamah671/
Yichema671/
Enghema671/
Jiseuma671/
Iochema671/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Igema
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