Igom Surname

1,198,640th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 197 people bear this surname

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

Igom Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Igom Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea1101:74,1259,709
Malaysia251:1,179,76951,323
Nigeria251:7,085,710162,099
Cameroon181:1,153,83770,128
Benin61:1,722,60061,769
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Igom (77) may also be a first name.

Igom Last Name Facts

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

The last name Igom is borne by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Igom? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,198,640th most prevalent last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 36,992,619 people. It occurs mostly in Oceania, where 59 percent of Igom are found; 59 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 59 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Igom is also the 1,100,117th most prevalent given name internationally, held by 77 people.

It is most common in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 110 people, or 1 in 74,125. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly concentrated in: Madang, where 79 percent live, East Sepik, where 19 percent live and Morobe, where 1 percent live. Without taking into account Papua New Guinea Igom is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 13 percent live and Nigeria, where 13 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ingom89240/
Igome8981/
Higom8918/
Gigom898/
Ighom897/
Yigom894/
Aigom893/
Jigom892/
Ighome8084/
Inggom8032/
Yingom8012/
Yigome802/
Ingoom801/
Hingom801/
Ingoum801/
Ingoym801/
Yigoum801/
Jingom801/
Gingom801/
Egom751,991/
Igam75741/
Igon75304/
Ugom75265/
Igum75213/
Ygom751/
Hinngom734/
Ginghom731/
Jigoume731/
Yingoum731/
Jinggom731/
Gigon672,273/
Higon67799/
Gigoń67467/
Engom67428/
Aigon67325/
Igoin67192/
Ingam67175/
Higum67127/
Ingon67113/
Igone67102/
Igham6799/
Hygom6777/
Jigam6774/
Igong6765/
Yigam6746/
Igame6741/
Egome6739/
Hugom6733/
Isgum6730/
Jigon6726/
Ingum6726/
Yigon6725/
Yogom6717/
Aigam6712/
Gegom6712/
Eigum6711/
Aigum6710/
Egoum679/
Higam679/
Jigum678/
Iggam677/
Igume676/
Gigam676/
Eggom675/
Ighon674/
Iegam674/
Oigon674/
Išgum673/
Egoom672/
Igaum671/
Ugoum671/
Igoschim671/
Eagom671/
Igoon671/
Igonh671/
Higoń671/
Eigon671/
Yngom671/
Hainghom671/
Egomn671/
Ughom671/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Igom
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