Igilima Surname

885,573rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 304 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Igilima Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Igilima Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo2191:337,35029,912
Nigeria821:2,160,27874,262
England21:27,859,030389,889
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947

Igilima (78) may also be a first name.

Igilima Last Name Facts

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

Igilima is found most in The DR Congo. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Igilima? popularity and diffusion

It is the 885,573rd most frequently used surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 23,972,191 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Igilima reside; 72 percent reside in Central Africa and 72 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,091,646th most numerous first name world-wide It is held by 78 people.

The last name Igilima is most frequently occurring in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 219 people, or 1 in 337,350. Other than The DR Congo this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 27 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yigilima931/
Ingilima931/
Igelima8635/
Igilimi864/
Ijilima864/
Egilima861/
Izilima861/
Isilimo7189/
Iselima7110/
Esilima712/
Ugelima711/
Gingelema6341/
Egielemai6312/
Engilimei631/
Igelheimer590/
Iselema57212/
Egelema571/
Huichilemea561/
Hegilheimer560/
Jiselema532/
Egieleme531/
Ichelema531/
Ingelemo531/
Egelemma531/
Engelema531/

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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 Igilima
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