Igemu Surname
Approximately 51 people bear this surname
Igemu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 40 | 1:975,982 | 42,738 |
| Nigeria | 11 | 1:16,103,887 | 259,204 |
Igemu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Igemu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Igemu is borne by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Igemu click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Igemu? popularity and diffusion
The surname Igemu is the 2,718,172nd most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 142,893,057 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Igemu live; 78 percent live in East Africa and 76 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The last name is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is borne by 40 people, or 1 in 975,982. In Uganda Igemu is mostly found in: Soroti District, where 38 percent are found, Amuria District, where 30 percent are found and Serere District, where 25 percent are found. Excluding Uganda it exists in one country. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 22 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ingemu | 91 | 21 | / |
| Igomu | 80 | 2,841 | / |
| Igimu | 80 | 449 | / |
| Egemu | 80 | 93 | / |
| Igamu | 80 | 93 | / |
| Agemu | 80 | 34 | / |
| Isemu | 80 | 23 | / |
| Icemu | 80 | 18 | / |
| Ijemu | 80 | 10 | / |
| Ugemu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gezemu | 73 | 2,095 | / |
| Engemu | 73 | 398 | / |
| Iggomu | 73 | 53 | / |
| Gezimu | 73 | 36 | / |
| Ingimu | 73 | 27 | / |
| Ichemu | 73 | 9 | / |
| Ighomu | 73 | 5 | / |
| Iseemu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Gegemu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Gigimu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Isemeu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yisemu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Isiemu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Igomou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eziemu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Igomuh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Igimus | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eigemauch | 71 | 0 | / |
| Yesgemu | 67 | 157 | / |
| Ichemus | 67 | 8 | / |
| Ajogemu | 67 | 5 | / |
| Hisemud | 67 | 1 | / |
| Igemoeh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Engiemu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Isemeus | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oiseamu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Egemmeu | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Igemu
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis