Igige Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Igige Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 8 | 1:22,142,845 | 310,552 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
Igige Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Igige Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Igige is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Igige.
How Common Is The Last Name Igige? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 6,360,413th most commonly held last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. The surname Igige is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Igige are found; 89 percent are found in West Africa and 89 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The surname Igige is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 22,142,845. In Nigeria Igige is most numerous in: Ogun, where 75 percent are found, Benue, where 13 percent are found and Rivers, where 13 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria this last name exists in one country. It is also common in Ethiopia, where 11 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Igigie | 91 | 1 | / |
| Igiege | 91 | 1 | / |
| Igiegie | 83 | 54 | / |
| Ighighe | 83 | 25 | / |
| Isige | 80 | 291 | / |
| Igigi | 80 | 50 | / |
| Iguge | 80 | 21 | / |
| Ijige | 80 | 20 | / |
| Egige | 80 | 15 | / |
| Igiga | 80 | 13 | / |
| Igage | 80 | 3 | / |
| Igise | 80 | 2 | / |
| Igije | 80 | 1 | / |
| Izige | 80 | 1 | / |
| Igheighe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Iguiguer | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ichige | 73 | 4,293 | / |
| Esigie | 73 | 365 | / |
| Higage | 73 | 20 | / |
| Aigage | 73 | 17 | / |
| Gigigi | 73 | 17 | / |
| Egigie | 73 | 9 | / |
| Igagey | 73 | 6 | / |
| Ighege | 73 | 6 | / |
| Ejigie | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ikhige | 73 | 3 | / |
| Iguize | 73 | 2 | / |
| Igygye | 73 | 1 | / |
| Igiche | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jigiga | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gigegi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yigigi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Iguise | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jigise | 73 | 1 | / |
| Izegie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Igagea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Igaiga | 73 | 1 | / |
| Isigie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eghige | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hisige | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eigize | 73 | 1 | / |
| Igheghe | 67 | 395 | / |
| Hisiger | 67 | 136 | / |
| Iguigui | 67 | 86 | / |
| Ighigha | 67 | 29 | / |
| Gichege | 67 | 13 | / |
| Eghigie | 67 | 13 | / |
| Gigechi | 67 | 12 | / |
| Eguigie | 67 | 9 | / |
| Higazie | 67 | 9 | / |
| Jijigee | 67 | 5 | / |
| Eiggege | 67 | 5 | / |
| Esighie | 67 | 4 | / |
| Igoiche | 67 | 4 | / |
| Igoigoi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ichinge | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yigitce | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jigjgee | 67 | 2 | / |
| Iseghie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yisigea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Isiegeh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jighage | 67 | 1 | / |
| Isighie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Heguige | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eseigie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ighegie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gichige | 67 | 1 | / |
| Igieses | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Igige
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