Ighosotu Surname
Approximately 311 people bear this surname
Ighosotu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 308 | 1:575,139 | 27,820 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Ighosotu (326) may also be a first name.
Ighosotu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ighosotu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ighosotu occurs most in Nigeria. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ighosotu? popularity and diffusion
The surname Ighosotu is the 870,423rd most frequent family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 23,432,624 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Ighosotu are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 485,722nd most frequently occurring forename on earth. It is borne by 326 people.
The last name Ighosotu is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 308 people, or 1 in 575,139. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Delta, where 72 percent reside, Edo, where 17 percent reside and Lagos, where 3 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Israel, where 0 percent reside and Malaysia, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ighosaotu | 94 | 1 | / |
| Ighosuotu | 94 | 1 | / |
| Igosotu | 93 | 3 | / |
| Ighosotuya | 89 | 11 | / |
| Eghosotu | 88 | 2 | / |
| Ighosutu | 88 | 1 | / |
| Ighosetu | 88 | 1 | / |
| Ighosout | 88 | 1 | / |
| Ighosuotuya | 84 | 1 | / |
| Isotu | 77 | 317 | / |
| Ighosieta | 71 | 49 | / |
| Osotua | 71 | 1 | / |
| Isotou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Isuotu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Isoutu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Osuotu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Isotue | 71 | 1 | / |
| Iost | 67 | 2,202 | / |
| Isot | 67 | 541 | / |
| Osot | 67 | 475 | / |
| Ostu | 67 | 49 | / |
| Osotuyi | 67 | 31 | / |
| Osowutu | 67 | 16 | / |
| Istu | 67 | 6 | / |
| Aihsatu | 67 | 5 | / |
| Isuottu | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ayisotu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ihst | 67 | 2 | / |
| Osowitu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iahsatu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Isoiitu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Osewotu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Osawotu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eighsti | 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 Ighosotu
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