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 has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ighalo? popularity and diffusion

Ighalo is the 150,208th most widely held last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 2,480,444 people. This last name is predominantly found 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 first name globally, held by 128 people.

This last name is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 2,862 people, or 1 in 61,895. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Edo, where 64 percent are found, Lagos, where 12 percent are found and Delta, where 7 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria this last name is found in 10 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

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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