Ighayi Surname
Approximately 11 people bear this surname
Ighayi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 9 | 1:5,882,401 | 60,754 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Ighayi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ighayi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ighayi is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ighayi? popularity and diffusion
It is the 5,812,366th most widespread surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 91 percent of Ighayi are found; 82 percent are found in East Africa and 82 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
The surname is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 5,882,401. In Tanzania Ighayi is most common in: Mara Region, where 100 percent reside. Excluding Tanzania Ighayi is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Iran, where 9 percent reside and Nigeria, where 9 percent reside.
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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 Ighayi
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