Igoko Surname

1,537,949th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 135 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Igoko Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Igoko Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1121:472,69332,330
Nigeria181:9,841,264197,192
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978

Igoko Last Name Facts

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

The surname Igoko is found most frequently in Tanzania. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Igoko? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,537,949th most commonly used last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 53,981,822 people. Igoko is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Igoko live; 87 percent live in East Africa and 87 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The last name Igoko is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is held by 112 people, or 1 in 472,693. In Tanzania Igoko is primarily found in: Shinyanga Region, where 93 percent live, Geita Region, where 4 percent live and Mwanza Region, where 1 percent live. Other than Tanzania this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 13 percent live and Kenya, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ingoko9130/
Ighoko9130/
Ingokho831/
Egoko806/
Igoka805/
Igeko801/
Ugoko801/
Ingoukou771/
Engoko73288/
Ingoka7391/
Aigoka731/
Gigako731/
Igouka731/
Egozko731/
Igakko731/
Ingoukkou711/
Ing'oka671/
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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 Igoko
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