Ighalo Surname

150,208th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,938 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ighalo Surname User-submission:

The Ighalo surname means 'looking eyes'.

Ighalo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2,8621:61,8954,590
United States311:11,692,224454,091
England291:1,921,31276,208
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
France11:66,422,722504,397
Iceland11:380,09011,096

Ighalo (128) may also be a first name.

Ighalo Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Ighalo surname means 'looking eyes'.

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Ighalo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ighalo occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ighalo? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 150,208th most prevalent surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 2,480,444 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Ighalo live; 97 percent live in West Africa and 97 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 821,896th most frequently occurring forename in the world, held by 128 people.

This surname is most common in Nigeria, where it is carried by 2,862 people, or 1 in 61,895. In Nigeria Ighalo is most numerous in: Edo, where 64 percent reside, Lagos, where 12 percent reside and Delta, where 7 percent reside. Barring Nigeria Ighalo exists in 10 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.

Ighalo Last Name Statistics demography

Ighalo earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 24.26% less than the national average, earning $32,683 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ighallo926/
Ighaloh922/
Igahalo921/
Igalo9148/
Igahalot867/
Inghallo861/
Ingalo8363/
Igaloy8324/
Ighala8314/
Gigalo8311/
Eghalo836/
Jigalo835/
Ighelo834/
Igholo831/
Igaloa831/
Higalo831/
Igalgo831/
Ingallo7754/
Higalgo7732/
Jigailo7712/
Ighalas777/
Gigailo772/
Gaigalo771/
Gingalo771/
Yingalo771/
Ingalio771/
Jingalo771/
Jighala771/
Igala736,641/
Igolo73530/
Igelo73219/
Egalo7344/
Ugalo732/
Ighalass7115/
Hingaloj7112/
Jinghala713/
Egahalod711/
Ingala672,531/
Ingolo671,658/
Igalla67416/
Ughala67159/
Ugallo6755/
Gigolo6751/
Egholo6732/
Aigolo6732/
Yigala6731/
Egaloy6731/
Jigala6729/
Iegala6727/
Eigala6722/
Eghala6720/
Jigolo6718/
Engalo6712/
Gigala6711/
Igalas6711/
Higolo677/
Igalya676/
Igaala676/
Igalad676/
Gegalo674/
Aigala674/
Igalah673/
Igalat673/
Yigolo673/
Ighola672/
Igollo672/
Egalou672/
Aigelo671/
Iogolo671/
Igoylo671/
Ugholo671/
Hugalo671/
Igolot671/
Igaula671/
Higala671/
Egallo671/
Igoloa671/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ighalo
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