Ighayere Surname

2,047,559th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 84 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ighayere Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ighayere Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria791:2,242,31376,227
England51:11,143,612252,590

Ighayere (30) may also be a first name.

Ighayere Last Name Facts

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

Ighayere is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ighayere? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ighayere is the 2,047,559th most frequently occurring family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 86,756,499 people. The surname Ighayere is primarily found in Africa, where 94 percent of Ighayere reside; 94 percent reside in West Africa and 94 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,911,214th most frequently occurring forename world-wide It is held by 30 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 79 people, or 1 in 2,242,313. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Edo, where 89 percent live and Lagos, where 11 percent live. Aside from Nigeria Ighayere exists in one country. It is also found in England, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ighaere931/
Ighayare881/
Ighare86829/
Igayer861/
Isghayire824/
Ighiere8033/
Ighayar807/
Aighare801/
Jighare801/
Ikghare801/
Eghayer801/
Issghayire781/
Igare77110/
Esghayer75106/
Isghayir752/
Isghaier751/
Isghaire751/
Isgheyre751/
Ighouere751/
Ighoyire751/
Aigare71110/
Jigare7148/
Igaire7115/
Eghare718/
Essghayre718/
Yigare715/
Essghayer715/
Issghayir711/
Ighire711/
Yoghayire711/
Haygoerge711/
Higare711/
Igayor711/
Ijgare711/
Eigare711/
Eghaire67105/
Jigarea6740/
Igayara6729/
Ekghare6727/
Ujghare6711/
Eghuere6711/
Isghair675/
Esgayer673/
Isgheir673/
Egayire671/
Jighier671/
Igarrea671/
Igayari671/
Eghayar671/
Ighuire671/
Eghoere671/
Igayira671/
Egiyere671/
Ighirea671/
Ighoure671/
Igoehre671/
Ighieri671/
Egaerre670/
Gigaire670/
Highaur670/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Ighayere
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis