Igila Surname
Approximately 553 people bear this surname
Igila Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 431 | 1:411,004 | 21,432 |
| Papua New Guinea | 114 | 1:71,524 | 9,336 |
| India | 7 | 1:109,580,769 | 786,157 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
Igila (161) may also be a first name.
Igila Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Igila Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Igila (Hindi: इगीला) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Igila? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 570,540th most commonly occurring surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 13,178,202 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 78 percent of Igila reside; 78 percent reside in West Africa and 78 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Igila is also the 722,635th most frequently used first name globally. It is borne by 161 people.
The last name is most common in Nigeria, where it is held by 431 people, or 1 in 411,004. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Benue, where 50 percent live, Rivers, where 26 percent live and Federal Capital Territory, where 8 percent live. Excluding Nigeria Igila exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 21 percent live and India, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Igila Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Igila in the Hindi language | ||
| इगीला | igila | 50 |
| इगिला | igila | 50 |
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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 Igila
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