Ighomo Surname

1,290,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 176 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ighomo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ighomo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1731:1,023,94743,086
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040

Ighomo (138) may also be a first name.

Ighomo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ighomo is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ighomo? popularity and diffusion

Ighomo is the 1,290,735th most commonly held surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 41,406,511 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Ighomo reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ighomo is also the 787,636th most prevalent first name in the world It is held by 138 people.

The surname Ighomo is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 173 people, or 1 in 1,023,947. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Edo, where 38 percent live, Delta, where 31 percent live and Plateau, where 8 percent live. Outside of Nigeria this last name is found in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 2 percent live.

Ighomo Last Name Statistics demography

Ighomo earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 45.83% less than the national average, earning $23,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Igomo9135/
Igoumo83168/
Ingomo8397/
Gigomo8371/
Igomot8315/
Igomoh8311/
Ighumo834/
Aigomo831/
Igomou831/
Ighoma831/
Igoumou779/
Ighemoh779/
Igoumoh771/
Igouymo771/
Igoma73652/
Egomo73111/
Igamo7370/
Igemo7320/
Igumo7318/
Ugomo732/
Higoumou711/
Engomo67769/
Ingoma67305/
Ighama67242/
Igemoh6751/
Igomah6745/
Ugomoh6725/
Igouma6711/
Yogomo676/
Ingamo676/
Eghoma675/
Jigoma674/
Gegomo674/
Igooma674/
Ingumo672/
Gigoma672/
Egomuo671/
Ighuma671/
Ighema671/
Egoumo671/
Gigamo671/
Isgoma671/
Igoima671/
Ugomuo671/
Ughoma671/

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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 Ighomo
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