Igenegba Surname

1,504,764th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 139 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Igenegba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Igenegba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1381:1,283,64351,044
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

Igenegba (32) may also be a first name.

Igenegba Last Name Facts

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

The last name Igenegba is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Igenegba? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,504,764th most commonly occurring last name globally, borne by around 1 in 52,428,388 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Igenegba live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Igenegba is also the 1,840,253rd most frequently occurring first name world-wide, borne by 32 people.

This surname is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 138 people, or 1 in 1,283,643. In Nigeria Igenegba is primarily found in: Edo, where 67 percent are found, Lagos, where 14 percent are found and Federal Capital Territory, where 7 percent are found. Besides Nigeria it exists in one country. It also occurs in Austria, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Igenegbai94201/
Igeenegba943/
Igenegbah942/
Igenegbe881/
Egenegba881/
Aigenigba822/
Ijinigba6355/
Igonigbo634/
Ejinigba634/
Iginigbe631/
Egonogbai591/
Egemhegua591/
Ezeneigbo591/

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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 Igenegba
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