Igim Surname

1,163,787th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 205 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Igim Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Igim Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1811:978,68941,594
Papua New Guinea141:582,40870,330
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Igim (38) may also be a first name.

Igim Last Name Facts

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

The last name Igim occurs most in Nigeria. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Igim click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Igim? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,163,787th most commonly used surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 35,549,004 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 88 percent of Igim are found; 88 percent are found in West Africa and 88 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,662,754th most commonly held first name globally, held by 38 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 181 people, or 1 in 978,689. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Cross River, where 82 percent are found, Lagos, where 13 percent are found and Ondo, where 3 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 7 percent are found and Indonesia, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Igime89124/
Gigim8947/
Jigim8920/
Aigim891/
Ighim891/
Iguim891/
Higim890/
Highim803/
Yigime803/
Higgim802/
Gingim802/
Igimeh802/
Uiguim802/
Jigime801/
Izgaim801/
Jingim801/
Inghim801/
Igieme801/
Aingim801/
Hingim801/
Egim75754/
Igin75566/
Isim75331/
Ugim75239/
Izim75228/
Ijim75220/
Icim7550/
Igem7511/
Ingheim733/
Igimova732/
Hoiguim731/
Higghim730/
Hinghim730/
Ichim6713,980/
Izgin671,097/
Ingin67865/
Hisim67782/
Iguin67405/
Gigin67297/
Jigem67189/
Engim67156/
Iging67124/
Yigin67103/
Igeme6791/
Izime6773/
Egime6766/
Gizem6759/
Ijime6748/
Gezim6747/
Itgin6738/
Higin6736/
Iogin6728/
Ingem6727/
Eggim6724/
Igien6724/
Aisim6722/
Eguim6721/
Ikhim6721/
Jisim6720/
Aigin6719/
Idjim6719/
Aijim6718/
Isaim6717/
Isime6717/
Icgin6716/
Jigin6714/
Ijuim6714/
Iguem6714/
Isgin6712/
Hizim6711/
Aizim6711/
Yicim679/
Ejgim678/
Hijim677/
Gegim677/
Hugim677/
Yogim675/
Ighem674/
Idzim674/
Eigin672/
Isiem672/
Izhim672/
Eghim672/
Iegin671/
Hegim671/
Eagim671/
Gizim671/
Uggim671/
Iseim671/
Uisim671/
Etgim671/
Oigem671/
Eijim671/
Ijaim671/
Içgin671/
Jijim671/
Oizim671/
Yigem671/
Yijim671/
Gigem671/
Eisim671/
Iscim671/
Irzim671/
Işgin671/
Egiem670/
Edgim670/
Iggin670/

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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 Igim
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