Igongu Surname
Approximately 19 people bear this surname
Igongu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 13 | 1:13,626,366 | 237,812 |
| Uganda | 6 | 1:6,506,546 | 123,710 |
Igongu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Igongu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Igongu is found most frequently in Nigeria. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Igongu? popularity and diffusion
The last name Igongu is the 4,532,898th most prevalent family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 383,555,048 people. Igongu occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Igongu reside; 68 percent reside in West Africa and 68 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 13 people, or 1 in 13,626,366. In Nigeria Igongu is primarily found in: Benue, where 100 percent live. Barring Nigeria Igongu is found in one country. It also occurs in Uganda, where 32 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ingongu | 92 | 9 | / |
| Igonu | 91 | 28 | / |
| Igungu | 83 | 139 | / |
| Egongu | 83 | 81 | / |
| Oigonu | 83 | 28 | / |
| Ingonu | 83 | 15 | / |
| Igangu | 83 | 12 | / |
| Gigonu | 83 | 5 | / |
| Ighonu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Engongu | 77 | 87 | / |
| Ingangu | 77 | 22 | / |
| Jigungu | 77 | 8 | / |
| Higangu | 77 | 4 | / |
| Gaigogu | 77 | 3 | / |
| Gigonou | 77 | 2 | / |
| Igounou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Igunghu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hingonu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hoigongnou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Egonu | 73 | 1,464 | / |
| Igagu | 73 | 84 | / |
| Iganu | 73 | 4 | / |
| Egogu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ingounou | 71 | 5 | / |
| Yigeangu | 71 | 4 | / |
| Aigougou | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ingougou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hoigonou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Yigangou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Egangu | 67 | 369 | / |
| Iganus | 67 | 156 | / |
| Engonu | 67 | 72 | / |
| Inganu | 67 | 58 | / |
| Egungu | 67 | 34 | / |
| Eggonu | 67 | 28 | / |
| Egonut | 67 | 15 | / |
| Higonnaud | 67 | 11 | / |
| Aygogu | 67 | 5 | / |
| Egoonu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Igannu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Egounu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ugangu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jiganu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Igagou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eegonu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Țiganu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ingagu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Igaguu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Igogoo | 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 Igongu
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