Ighilas Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Niger
Highest density in:
Niger

Ighilas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ighilas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Niger101:1,919,20237,248
Algeria91:4,292,39548,087

Ighilas Last Name Facts

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

Ighilas is more commonly found in Niger than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ighilas? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ighilas is the 4,532,898th most widely held family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 383,555,048 people. Ighilas occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ighilas live; 53 percent live in West Africa and 53 percent live in Chadic Africa.

The last name Ighilas is most frequently used in Niger, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 1,919,202. In Niger it is most prevalent in: Agadez Region, where 80 percent live, Niamey Capital District, where 10 percent live and Zinder Region, where 10 percent live. Apart from Niger this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Algeria, where 47 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ighilass9329/
Ighuilas936/
Ighilase931/
Igilas928/
Ighillass881/
Gigilas8614/
Iguilas8613/
Igilass862/
Igielas861/
Ighelas861/
Iguilass8033/
Eghailas801/
Egilas771/
Eghailass7513/
Egheilass752/
Iguilasse751/
Eguilas71121/
Iguelas7117/
Gigilos717/
Igelias716/
Iogelas712/
Gaigelas6710/
Eguilass671/
Iguelass671/
Igelhaus671/
Egheylass631/
Eghaylass631/
Eghaylasse591/
Eguilos57583/
Eguilaz57188/
Eguelas571/
Higuelos531/
Engelaus531/
Engelhaus5010/

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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 Ighilas
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