Igia Surname

2,075,631st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 82 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Igia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Igia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Nigeria221:8,051,944174,166
Argentina141:3,053,101127,728
Papua New Guinea121:679,47678,554
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Igia (58) may also be a first name.

Igia Last Name Facts

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

The surname Igia is found in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Igia? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,075,631st most frequently used family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 88,872,511 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 68 percent of Igia live; 41 percent live in Central Africa and 41 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,295,729th most frequently used given name globally. It is borne by 58 people.

The last name Igia is most prevalent in The DR Congo, where it is held by 34 people, or 1 in 2,172,929. Beside The DR Congo this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 27 percent live and Argentina, where 17 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gigia8976/
Iegia8919/
Higia899/
Yigia894/
Uigia892/
Igiai891/
Ijgia891/
Iogia891/
Iagia891/
Giugia8040/
Giogia8026/
Jiggia809/
Jingia802/
Higgia802/
Igioha801/
Igiass801/
Giza758,612/
Igea75614/
Egia75511/
Izia75286/
Igio7552/
Giža7531/
Isga7516/
Iija7513/
Giża757/
Jiia755/
Izga752/
Iiha751/
Jgia751/
Gaigiai731/
Gegia67553/
Higio67452/
Izzia67264/
Gizai67191/
Gioja67181/
Gigio67167/
Gizha67110/
Gizay6779/
Yugia6767/
Igioh6764/
Yagia6764/
Yogia6764/
Yegia6762/
Gijja6757/
Yijia6749/
Jijia6720/
Ihiha6714/
Gizea6710/
Jiija679/
Egiay678/
Egiah678/
Jihia678/
Aizia677/
Iijaz676/
Gizau674/
Edgia674/
Gisga673/
Gizza672/
Higea672/
Iyioa672/
Ihija672/
Yigea672/
Gizga672/
Eigio672/
Gijga672/
Aisga672/
Ijiha671/
Eygia671/
Eggia671/
Jaiia671/
Hygia671/
Ijzia671/
Iihat671/
Hegia671/
Giija671/
Aigea671/
Ijiah671/
Iujia671/
Isgay671/
Iijat671/
Ijija671/
Gijha671/
Ygiaj671/
Iyhga671/
Joiia671/
Hizia671/

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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 Igia
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