Ighil Surname

371,278th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 967 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Algeria

Ighil Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ighil Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Algeria4521:85,46813,256
Morocco3751:91,93615,801
France1241:535,66773,425
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Ighil (145) may also be a first name.

Ighil Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ighil is held by more people in Algeria than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ighil? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ighil is the 371,278th most numerous last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 7,536,242 people. Ighil is primarily found in Africa, where 86 percent of Ighil are found; 86 percent are found in North Africa and 86 percent are found in Mahgreb. Ighil is also the 766,399th most numerous forename in the world It is held by 145 people.

The last name Ighil is most frequently used in Algeria, where it is carried by 452 people, or 1 in 85,468. In Algeria it is primarily found in: Boumerdès Province, where 55 percent are found, Tizi Ouzou Province, where 27 percent are found and Blida Province, where 16 percent are found. Without taking into account Algeria this surname exists in 9 countries. It is also found in Morocco, where 39 percent are found and France, where 13 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Igil89199/
Ighl891/
Highill836/
Aighile831/
Ighille831/
Haighil831/
Highile831/
Igiel80188/
Gigil80150/
Icgil80123/
Igile80119/
Igoil8075/
Jigil8061/
Ingil8033/
Igild8023/
İşgil8015/
Aigil8013/
Ighel805/
Igail804/
Yghil804/
Eigil804/
Jghil801/
Gighl801/
Içgil801/
Ighle801/
Iguil801/
Higil801/
Highl800/
Highhill7717/
Igl751,091/
Gigiel73269/
Ingilæ7362/
Inggil7335/
Gingil7313/
Inghel7312/
Hinghl7311/
Jingil7310/
Jigile737/
Ingoil736/
Aigail734/
Isguil734/
Jighel734/
Igetil733/
Heighl732/
Higuil732/
Iguile732/
Igoile732/
Aingil731/
Yingil731/
Jiguil731/
Eghile731/
Igitil731/
Aigile731/
Ingill731/
Gigill731/
Eghill731/
Highel730/
Heigil730/
Igel674,028/
Gigl671,111/
Eigl671,003/
Yigitel67696/
Igle67514/
Higl67398/
Egil67101/
Høigilt6748/
Yiguile6713/
Ingl679/
Aigl677/
Jiguile675/
Igilova673/
Jgil673/
Iggl672/
Highell672/
Ighelle672/
Igld672/
Gingiel672/
Igjl671/
Iglh671/
Iegl671/
Ygil671/
Iglt671/
Gingill671/
Hinghel671/
Yghl671/
Hieghel671/
Gaighel671/
Oigl671/
Higuile671/
Higuitl671/
Heighle670/
Inggill670/
Haighle670/

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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
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  • 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 Ighil
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