Igonu Surname
Approximately 28 people bear this surname
Igonu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 14 | 1:12,653,054 | 227,444 |
| Uganda | 14 | 1:2,788,520 | 78,087 |
Igonu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Igonu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Igonu is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Igonu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,730,171st most numerous surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 260,269,497 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Igonu live; 50 percent live in East Africa and 50 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
It is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 14 people, or 1 in 12,653,054. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Rivers, where 36 percent reside, Sokoto, where 36 percent reside and Benue, where 29 percent reside. Other than Nigeria this last name exists in one country. It is also found in Uganda, where 50 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oigonu | 91 | 28 | / |
| Igongu | 91 | 19 | / |
| Ingonu | 91 | 15 | / |
| Gigonu | 91 | 5 | / |
| Ighonu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Gigonou | 83 | 2 | / |
| Hingonu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Igounou | 83 | 1 | / |
| Egonu | 80 | 1,464 | / |
| Igunu | 80 | 87 | / |
| Ugonu | 80 | 28 | / |
| Igenu | 80 | 21 | / |
| Iganu | 80 | 4 | / |
| Ingounou | 77 | 5 | / |
| Hoigonou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Igunnu | 73 | 652 | / |
| Iganus | 73 | 156 | / |
| Igungu | 73 | 139 | / |
| Egongu | 73 | 81 | / |
| Engonu | 73 | 72 | / |
| Inganu | 73 | 58 | / |
| Ughonu | 73 | 37 | / |
| Eggonu | 73 | 28 | / |
| Egonut | 73 | 15 | / |
| Igangu | 73 | 12 | / |
| Jigunu | 73 | 5 | / |
| Egoonu | 73 | 4 | / |
| Egounu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Igannu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Jiganu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Iguunu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Uhgonu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eegonu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Igumnu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Țiganu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Egoenu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Higonnaud | 71 | 11 | / |
| Țigănuș | 67 | 43 | / |
| Hinganu | 67 | 38 | / |
| Ingunau | 67 | 13 | / |
| Egounou | 67 | 9 | / |
| Jigungu | 67 | 8 | / |
| Higangu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ginganu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ughuonu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hoigongnou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ingaanu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eghounu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eegeonu | 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 Igonu
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