Igenyi Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Igenyi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Igenyi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda121:3,253,27385,117
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Igenyi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Igenyi is more commonly found in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Igenyi.

How Common Is The Last Name Igenyi? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,391,485th most common surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Igenyi reside; 92 percent reside in East Africa and 92 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The surname Igenyi is most commonly held in Uganda, where it is borne by 12 people, or 1 in 3,253,273. In Uganda Igenyi is most frequent in: Kampala District, where 33 percent live, Pallisa District, where 17 percent live and Budaka District, where 8 percent live. Besides Uganda this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Higenyi928,202/
Igeni9160/
Igeny912/
Higenhyi861/
Hingenyi861/
Heigenyi861/
Igueni83221/
Igenio8326/
Izenyi8325/
Egenyi8323/
Higeni8313/
Higeny834/
Ijenyi834/
Jigeni833/
Igheni833/
Igenie832/
Ingeny832/
Eigeny831/
Igengi831/
Igaeni831/
Icenyi831/
Igeeni831/
Igieni831/
Iceanyi7772/
Eigenie7728/
Ezienyi7719/
Jingeni7718/
Ugaenyi7715/
Hegenyi776/
Isgueni774/
Ingengi774/
Iyogeni773/
Iogenio773/
Gegenyi772/
Eigenio772/
Higinyi772/
Iguegni772/
Ighanyi771/
Ajigeni771/
Engenyi771/
Isgheni771/
Yingeni771/
Eigheny770/
Higeney770/
Iseni739,322/
Igene732,431/
Igini73399/
Egeni73376/
Egeny7337/
Igena7331/
Ijeni7324/
Égeni738/
Icheanyi7126/
Ajegenyi7117/
Yoghenyi7112/
Hiseni671,348/
Iganoy671,152/
Ezenyi67636/
Iguini67590/
Jigena67443/
Ugheni67363/
Igenge67350/
Eigenhuis67311/
Egenie67254/
Oigene67246/
Ighene67182/
Augeni67138/
Jigini67112/
Iginio6769/
Iggena6766/
Gegeny6764/
Higini6762/
Hegeni6762/
Ingene6733/
Agenui6731/
Engeny6729/
Iesini6729/
Ijeani6721/
Jigoni6721/
Igenes6720/
Eageny6716/
Izgini6716/
Jigani6715/
Higena6715/
Eugeny6714/
Agenai6714/
Ijenhi6711/
Ijigni6710/
Iginis6710/
Isenis679/
Iguiny678/
Inginy678/
Eigene676/
Iguene675/
Iseney675/
Egenit675/
Igiene675/
Izenay674/
Ighany674/
Iggani674/
Ighoni674/
Egenyo674/
Igenne674/
Aijeni674/
Iseeni674/
Iganay674/
Iginay674/
Egeniy673/
Ugenui673/
Gezini673/
Ezinyi673/
Oiseni673/
Igonay673/
Egueni672/
Ysieni672/
Ijgani672/
Eigoni672/
Ugonyi672/
Egenio672/
Ageney672/
Iganai672/
Izengi672/
Augeny672/
Iggene671/
Higoni671/
Ygenie671/
Yigoni671/
Uggeni671/
Igoney671/
Aigene671/
Iegene671/
Ageyni671/
Esieny671/
Agenhi671/
Igainy671/
Egenei671/
Ugoeni671/
Iginni671/
Igaini671/
Agenuy671/
Hugeny671/
Iseiny671/
Isenei671/
Isinyi671/
Oiseny671/
Țigani671/
Gigene671/
Igonni671/
Asgeni671/
Oygeni671/
Izeniz671/
Igener671/

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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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  • 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 Igenyi
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