Igite Surname
Approximately 142 people bear this surname
Igite Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 141 | 1:1,256,332 | 50,205 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Igite (22) may also be a first name.
Igite Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Igite Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Igite is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Igite? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,484,726th most prevalent family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 51,320,746 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Igite are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Igite is also the 2,301,746th most widely held first name at a global level, borne by 22 people.
The last name is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 141 people, or 1 in 1,256,332. In Nigeria Igite is primarily found in: Benue, where 82 percent are found, Ogun, where 6 percent are found and Ondo, where 6 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria this last name exists in one country. It is also common in India, where 1 percent are found.
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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 Igite
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