Igesa Surname

2,372,517th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 65 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Igesa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Igesa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya621:744,83730,879
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Igesa (21) may also be a first name.

Igesa Last Name Facts

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

Igesa has its highest incidence in Kenya. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Igesa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,372,517th most widespread last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 112,116,091 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Igesa reside; 98 percent reside in East Africa and 92 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Igesa is also the 2,368,944th most frequent given name in the world, held by 21 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is carried by 62 people, or 1 in 744,837. In Kenya Igesa is mostly concentrated in: Kakamega County, where 79 percent live, Nairobi County, where 6 percent live and Trans Nzoia County, where 6 percent live. Beside Kenya Igesa occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 2 percent live and Tanzania, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Igesca91107/
Gigesa9133/
Igesia916/
Ingesa915/
Igaesa911/
Igesha911/
Jigesa911/
Igessa911/
Igiesca8323/
Igiesia832/
Jigesha831/
Aigesha831/
Ingesha831/
Egesa8011,409/
Agesa802,861/
Isesa80300/
Ugesa80171/
Igasa8055/
Igisa8036/
Igeza8022/
Ijesa8019/
Igosa8016/
Igese808/
Igeca803/
Izesa801/
Jigeesha771/
Egessa735,233/
Ingisa73543/
Idjesa73313/
Igecha73268/
Igosha73207/
Ingese73199/
Higasa7389/
Eggesa7374/
Engesa7371/
Egesia7368/
Ighasa7349/
Agessa7329/
Yisesa7327/
Igetsi7324/
Gegesa7319/
Igassa7315/
Egeesa7314/
Igasai7314/
Isesha7313/
Ijessa7312/
Agesay7310/
Ijesha737/
Egaesa735/
Gigisa735/
Higisa735/
Jisesa734/
Agesha734/
Igeshi734/
Ingeso734/
Isesau734/
Uisesa733/
Egesah733/
Aigasa732/
Egesha732/
Iseisa732/
Igasha732/
Iguesi732/
Ygesca732/
Jigosa731/
Hugesa731/
Aigosa731/
Ichesa731/
Igeser731/
Igheza731/
Igossa731/
Igueja731/
Isessa731/
Iseysa731/
Ugesay731/
Yogesa731/
Yigosa731/
Gegisa731/
Agesai731/
Aicesa731/
Eguesa731/
Hagesa731/
Igetse731/
Jigisa731/
Gezisa731/
Aisesa731/
Jgesca731/
Igejas731/
Inggesi67146/
Engesha67132/
Jingisa67117/
Inghese6750/
Yogesha6740/
Jigisha6734/
Eguessa6728/
Ijessah6722/
Hughesa6720/
Eggessa6715/
Idjesah6712/
Ighesio6711/
Idjessa679/
Egessah678/
Ingissa677/
Ageyssa675/
Aziesah674/
Ikhessa674/
Inggesy673/
Higuese673/
Igueshi673/
Inggeso672/
Inggisa672/
Hingisa672/
Aigassa672/
Ing'isa671/
Hingese671/
Aigeses671/
Eghesia671/
Ugoesha671/
Ihhesah671/
Igoissa671/
Igaissa671/
Ighesse671/
Igiecia671/
Iguissa671/
Higgosa671/
Hengesa671/
Iseissa671/
Ingeshe671/
Ingesse671/
Yingisa671/
Yogesay671/
Yisigea671/
Gegesha671/
Engessa671/
Eigueja671/
Eguetsa671/
Eggesah671/
Aighosa671/
Aiguese671/
Ygiesca671/
Igieses671/
Ingesso671/
Hugesah670/
Gingesy670/

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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 Igesa
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