Ighem Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Ighem Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
Ighem (85) may also be a first name.
Ighem Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ighem Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ighem occurs in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Ighem.
How Common Is The Last Name Ighem? popularity and diffusion
Ighem is the 8,968,613th most frequent last name globally, borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname Ighem occurs predominantly in Africa, where 75 percent of Ighem reside; 50 percent reside in Central Africa and 50 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Ighem is also the 1,039,322nd most common forename on earth, held by 85 people.
The last name Ighem is most frequently occurring in Cameroon, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 10,384,534. In Cameroon it is most common in: Southwest Region, where 100 percent live. Besides Cameroon this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Algeria, where 25 percent live and Belgium, where 25 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inghem | 91 | 26 | / |
| Jighem | 91 | 8 | / |
| Aighem | 91 | 1 | / |
| Igheem | 91 | 1 | / |
| Highem | 91 | 0 | / |
| Igem | 89 | 11 | / |
| Jinghem | 83 | 8 | / |
| Ingheim | 83 | 3 | / |
| Ingheam | 83 | 0 | / |
| Jigem | 80 | 189 | / |
| Igeme | 80 | 91 | / |
| Eghem | 80 | 75 | / |
| Ingem | 80 | 27 | / |
| Iguem | 80 | 14 | / |
| Gigem | 80 | 1 | / |
| Oigem | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yigem | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ighim | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gingheim | 77 | 6 | / |
| Yigeme | 73 | 21 | / |
| Isgeym | 73 | 15 | / |
| Eeghem | 73 | 6 | / |
| Jingem | 73 | 5 | / |
| Heghem | 73 | 4 | / |
| Highim | 73 | 3 | / |
| Inggem | 73 | 3 | / |
| Egheim | 73 | 3 | / |
| Igieme | 73 | 1 | / |
| Inghim | 73 | 1 | / |
| Igueme | 73 | 1 | / |
| Higgem | 73 | 1 | / |
| Egem | 67 | 675 | / |
| Igim | 67 | 205 | / |
| Engheim | 67 | 13 | / |
| Hegheim | 67 | 12 | / |
| Jgem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ygem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Engehem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jigueme | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hinghim | 67 | 0 | / |
| Higghim | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Ighem
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