Igesi Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Igesi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Igesi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Igesi (34) may also be a first name.

Igesi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Igesi (Hindi: इगेसी) is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Igesi? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 6,723,624th most widespread family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 88 percent of Igesi are found; 50 percent are found in East Africa and 50 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,775,424th most numerous first name internationally. It is borne by 34 people.

The surname Igesi is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 13,235,403. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Mbeya Region, where 100 percent reside. Other than Tanzania this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 38 percent reside and Brazil, where 13 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Egesi801,821/
Igisi8075/
Isesi8016/
Igese808/
Igezi802/
Igeji802/
Igegi802/
Ijesi801/
Ijesei7324/
Hegesi7310/
Eggesi738/
Egesei733/
Igezie732/
Isesgi731/
Igeser731/
Egesih731/
Isesis731/
Igiegie6754/
Oisesoi671/
Aigeses671/

Igesi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Igesi in the Hindi language
इगेसीigesi-

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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 Igesi
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