Igolu Surname

2,635,433rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 54 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Igolu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Igolu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda471:830,62338,869
India51:153,413,076951,030
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098

Igolu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Igolu is found in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Igolu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,635,433rd most frequently occurring surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 134,954,554 people. Igolu is predominantly found in Africa, where 91 percent of Igolu reside; 87 percent reside in East Africa and 85 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The last name Igolu is most commonly occurring in Uganda, where it is carried by 47 people, or 1 in 830,623. In Uganda Igolu is most prevalent in: Ngora District, where 38 percent live, Katakwi District, where 23 percent live and Kumi District, where 19 percent live. Excluding Uganda it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in India, where 9 percent live and Nigeria, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ingolu9165/
Igoolu912/
Igolut911/
Igoluu911/
Ingolou8310/
Igoulou832/
Jingolu832/
Igulu802,207/
Egolu80311/
Igelu80140/
Igalu8083/
Ugolu8022/
Ingoulou7772/
Jigoulou771/
Engolu73465/
Ingulu73258/
Jigulu73116/
Ingalu7385/
Eggolu7384/
Jigalu7326/
Iguulu7323/
Aygolu738/
Ighalu737/
Higulu735/
Uggolu733/
Ugoelu733/
Egoelu732/
Iggulu732/
Egollu732/
Gigulu731/
Egolus731/
Igullu731/
Igallu731/
Gingulu6722/
Egoulou677/
Ing'alu674/
Ioghalu674/
Yoggolu672/
Yingulu671/
Inggalu671/
Aingalu671/
Engollu671/
Ingallu671/

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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 Igolu
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