Ighogboja Surname

416,960th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 834 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ighogboja Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Ighogboja Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria8311:213,16812,667
England11:55,718,059489,080
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110

Ighogboja (28) may also be a first name.

Ighogboja Last Name Facts

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

Ighogboja is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ighogboja? popularity and diffusion

Ighogboja is the 416,960th most frequent surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 8,738,065 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ighogboja reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,994,417th most prevalent given name on earth It is held by 28 people.

This surname is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 831 people, or 1 in 213,168. In Nigeria Ighogboja is most frequent in: Delta, where 75 percent reside, Edo, where 13 percent reside and Ogun, where 3 percent reside. Barring Nigeria Ighogboja occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in England, where 0 percent reside and Iceland, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ighogbija891/
Ighogbaja891/
Ighogbeja891/
Ighogboia891/
Ighogboje891/
Ighogbosa891/
Ighogboya891/
Ighogboyha841/
Ighogbajo781/
Igogboye714/
Ighogbue713/
Eghagbae591/
Igungbeje561/
Ighokwaye561/
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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 Ighogboja
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