Igenus Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Igenus Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
Igenus (5) may also be a first name.
Igenus Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Igenus Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Igenus is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Igenus? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 8,968,613th most commonly occurring last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. Igenus occurs mostly in Africa, where 75 percent of Igenus are found; 50 percent are found in West Africa and 50 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Igenus is also the 5,493,085th most widespread forename in the world, borne by 5 people.
The surname Igenus is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 88,571,379. In Nigeria Igenus is mostly found in: Adamawa, where 50 percent reside and Lagos, where 50 percent reside. Not including Nigeria this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 25 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 25 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higenus | 92 | 3 | / |
| Igienus | 92 | 1 | / |
| Igenu | 91 | 21 | / |
| Ingenuus | 86 | 1 | / |
| Iganus | 83 | 156 | / |
| Egenus | 83 | 74 | / |
| Agenus | 83 | 51 | / |
| Ingenu | 83 | 29 | / |
| Gigenu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Iginus | 83 | 1 | / |
| Eigenhuis | 80 | 311 | / |
| Hagenus | 77 | 107 | / |
| Hygenus | 77 | 40 | / |
| Higinus | 77 | 15 | / |
| Eugenus | 77 | 4 | / |
| Higynus | 77 | 2 | / |
| Igineus | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gezinus | 77 | 1 | / |
| Isenous | 77 | 0 | / |
| Ingenhousz | 75 | 22 | / |
| Eigenhouse | 75 | 3 | / |
| Isenu | 73 | 121 | / |
| Egenu | 73 | 103 | / |
| Ijenu | 73 | 74 | / |
| Iginu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Izenu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oijennus | 71 | 62 | / |
| Ingenhou | 71 | 9 | / |
| Hygienus | 71 | 6 | / |
| Ingenhau | 71 | 2 | / |
| Iceneusz | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hygenuis | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gezienus | 71 | 1 | / |
| Icenhous | 71 | 0 | / |
| Ginginus | 71 | 0 | / |
| Eginus | 67 | 143 | / |
| Egengu | 67 | 88 | / |
| Eguenu | 67 | 63 | / |
| Egenau | 67 | 45 | / |
| Eggenhaus | 67 | 35 | / |
| Hagenhaus | 67 | 23 | / |
| Eggenhuis | 67 | 10 | / |
| Gezenu | 67 | 6 | / |
| Exinus | 67 | 4 | / |
| Esienu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Inginu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ighinu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jhinus | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eugenu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Egenou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Esinus | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ezienu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Isenau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hisenu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ijinus | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eisenhaus | 67 | 0 | / |
| Egenhouse | 67 | 0 | / |
| Hagenhous | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Igenus
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