Igemi Surname

3,323,005th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 35 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Igemi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Igemi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria261:6,813,183158,601
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851

Igemi (57) may also be a first name.

Igemi Last Name Facts

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

Igemi has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Igemi? popularity and diffusion

Igemi is the 3,323,005th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 208,215,598 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 74 percent of Igemi reside; 74 percent reside in West Africa and 74 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Igemi is also the 1,308,380th most frequently held first name throughout the world, held by 57 people.

The last name Igemi is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 26 people, or 1 in 6,813,183. In Nigeria Igemi is most numerous in: Cross River, where 81 percent are found, Rivers, where 12 percent are found and Lagos, where 8 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 26 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ingemi91763/
Yigemi914/
Igemis911/
Igemie911/
Inghemi831/
Gingemi831/
Egemi803,925/
Igami80121/
Igeme8091/
Igimi8049/
Igema8044/
Ijemi8026/
Agemi8023/
Isemi8018/
Igomi8011/
Izemi801/
Igemj801/
Aighemie775/
Higami733,752/
Jigami73198/
Ighomi73123/
Ingeme7367/
Yigimi7321/
Yigeme7321/
Eguemi7315/
Gigimi7314/
Aigami739/
Iseemi739/
Ingimi738/
Igemyo737/
Iegami737/
Aizemi736/
Igemma735/
Isemie734/
Aisemi733/
Iseimi733/
Eugemi733/
Isemei733/
Eghemi733/
Aziemi733/
Iseymi732/
Ichemi732/
Gegimi731/
Engemi731/
Agemai731/
Iziemi731/
Iguimi731/
Yizemi731/
Ijemai731/
Ighema731/
Igueme731/
Igieme731/
Yijemi731/
Egiemi731/
Gegemi731/
Ugemyi731/
Egemie731/
Higimi731/
Jisemi731/
Hisemi731/
Ighami731/
Gichemi6794/
Igiemeh6774/
Gigimai6756/
Aichemi6745/
Igehema6710/
Hagemei678/
Ingemey677/
Ojisemi675/
Ejigeme675/
Haziemi674/
Isemais674/
Hichemi673/
Higemeh673/
Jigitmi672/
Ighomie672/
Iyegeme671/
Ichesmi671/
Eighema671/
Ujisemi671/
Ojigeme671/
Ighimid671/
Oyegemi671/
Oisiemi671/
Aisemai671/
Yigomai671/
Yighami671/
Yidjemi671/
Oichemi671/
Isemeit671/
Jigueme671/
Higgesmith670/

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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 Igemi
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