Igoju Surname
Approximately 24 people bear this surname
Igoju Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 23 | 1:7,701,859 | 170,290 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Igoju (14) may also be a first name.
Igoju Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Igoju Come From? nationality or country of origin
Igoju is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Igoju? popularity and diffusion
Igoju is the 4,034,050th most common last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 303,647,746 people. The surname Igoju is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Igoju reside; 96 percent reside in West Africa and 96 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,024,661st most commonly used first name world-wide, held by 14 people.
The surname Igoju is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is held by 23 people, or 1 in 7,701,859. In Nigeria Igoju is most prevalent in: Rivers, where 57 percent live, Benue, where 39 percent live and Nasarawa, where 4 percent live. Not including Nigeria this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Uganda, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ingoju | 91 | 1 | / |
| Igju | 89 | 1 | / |
| Jingoju | 83 | 1 | / |
| Igosu | 80 | 25 | / |
| Egoju | 80 | 23 | / |
| Igaou | 80 | 14 | / |
| Ingju | 80 | 1 | / |
| Igoyu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Igoau | 80 | 1 | / |
| Igozu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Igohu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ingoujou | 77 | 2 | / |
| Gigoiu | 73 | 90 | / |
| Eggoju | 73 | 69 | / |
| Igahou | 73 | 18 | / |
| Engoju | 73 | 8 | / |
| Ingozu | 73 | 7 | / |
| Yingju | 73 | 5 | / |
| Igauju | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ingaou | 73 | 4 | / |
| Higaou | 73 | 2 | / |
| Gojgău | 73 | 2 | / |
| Aigaou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jingju | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jigaou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Igozau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Igazou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yogoju | 73 | 1 | / |
| Egooju | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ingjuh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hengoju | 67 | 26 | / |
| Hyogoju | 67 | 17 | / |
| Igeu | 67 | 15 | / |
| Igouzou | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ichgaou | 67 | 5 | / |
| Jingoiu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Yingjiu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ingohou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oigochu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ygju | 67 | 1 | / |
| Haigaju | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ighaous | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ingazou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jgju | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ingyouh | 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 Igoju
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