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 surname Igesi (Hindi: इगेसी) is most common in Tanzania. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Igesi? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 6,723,624th most frequently held family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 88 percent of Igesi reside; 50 percent reside in East Africa and 50 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Igesi is also the 1,775,424th most common given name in the world It is held by 34 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 13,235,403. In Tanzania it is mostly concentrated in: Mbeya Region, where 100 percent reside. Beside Tanzania it is found in 2 countries. It is also found 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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