Igor Surname

56,569th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,960 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Chile
Highest density in:
Chile

Igor Surname User-submission:

The meaning of the Igor surname is 'man of metal', 'man made of metal', 'strong man', 'hero' or 'protector'. It has Viking origins.

Igor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Chile4,2601:4,135574
Chad1,3481:10,0831,325
Nigeria8201:216,02812,825
Russia7171:201,00822,112
Argentina4191:102,0138,617
Brazil2071:1,034,17636,449
Indonesia1761:751,41657,642
Belarus1541:61,69510,344
United States1391:2,607,618157,688
Ukraine1091:417,63950,036
Moldova591:60,3628,392
Kazakhstan471:376,22329,840
Uzbekistan381:813,92516,450
Portugal381:274,16410,086
Angola361:749,7002,649
Mongolia321:88,2906,105
England261:2,143,00282,017
Thailand211:3,363,731310,277
Germany201:4,025,273167,743
Israel201:427,88233,464
Transnistria181:26,3724,484
France171:3,907,219231,005
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
Spain151:3,116,80265,296
Poland131:2,923,750116,258
Serbia131:549,61120,712
Italy101:6,115,669111,715
Togo91:805,3086,372
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
Latvia61:341,67426,199
Croatia61:704,76744,411
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Cameroon51:4,153,814129,697
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
Rwanda41:2,841,2443,611
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Venezuela41:7,551,01953,668
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Azerbaijan41:2,412,28025,948
Burundi41:2,451,2131,279
Malta41:107,5681,849
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Bosnia and Herzegovina31:1,178,80115,876
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Georgia31:1,248,51528,066
China31:455,773,85521,925
Slovenia21:1,243,83827,519
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
North Macedonia21:1,050,73626,362
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland71:632,83819,259
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States261:1,931,48897,398

The alternate forms: Ígor (1) are calculated separately.

Igor (2,051,291) may also be a first name.

Igor Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The meaning of the Igor surname is 'man of metal', 'man made of metal', 'strong man', 'hero' or 'protector'. It has Viking origins.

- r0yalblood

Igor Last Name Facts

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

Igor (Georgian: იგორ, Hindi: ईगोर, Marathi: इगॉर, Russian: Игорь) is held by more people in Chile than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Ígor. For other potential spellings of Igor click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Igor? popularity and diffusion

Igor is the 56,569th most frequently used surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 813,342 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 56 percent of Igor are found; 55 percent are found in South America and 52 percent are found in Hispanic Southern America. It is also the 302nd most commonly used forename throughout the world It is held by 2,051,291 people.

It is most widespread in Chile, where it is borne by 4,260 people, or 1 in 4,135. In Chile it is mostly concentrated in: Los Lagos Region, where 61 percent reside, Santiago Metropolitan Region, where 14 percent reside and Los Ríos Region, where 6 percent reside. Barring Chile it occurs in 90 countries. It is also common in Chad, where 15 percent reside and Nigeria, where 9 percent reside.

Igor Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Igor has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 535 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 325 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 71 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Igor Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Igor surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland, Orthodox (91%) in Russia, Orthodox (82%) in Belarus, Orthodox (60%) in Kazakhstan and Orthodox (65%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Igor last name are 37.68% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 90.91% being registered with the political party.

The amount Igor earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 10.83% less than the national average, earning $38,477 USD per year and in Canada they earn 28.15% less than the national average, earning $35,698 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ígor921/
Igore89430/
Gigor89295/
Higor89126/
Ingor89123/
Ighor8975/
Igoor8948/
Igour8940/
Aigor898/
Jigor896/
Isgor894/
Eigor894/
Uigor892/
Ihgor891/
Igord891/
Hingor801,110/
Gingor80329/
Jigour8022/
Ighore8022/
Aigore8019/
Eigort809/
Aingor805/
Ishgor805/
Iggour805/
Inggor804/
Gaigor801/
Inghor801/
Ingoor801/
Ihngor801/
Higore801/
Ighoor801/
Ighord801/
Aighor801/
Igorre801/
Isgour801/
Ingour801/
Goigor801/
Eigour801/
Yingor801/
Higgor801/
Giggor800/
Egor753,053/
Igar751,048/
Ugor751,026/
Igur7545/
Ygor7515/
Igorova7373/
Ginggor739/
Yigoure738/
Jingoor736/
Gingoor732/
Higorre732/
Highore731/
Giggorr731/
Ichgour731/
Igorová731/
Aiggour731/
Ighoure731/
Inghour730/
Engor672,648/
Jigar671,627/
Gigar671,563/
Ajgor671,225/
Ingar67926/
Isgar67475/
Igure67463/
Egour67448/
Isgur67204/
Higar67170/
Eghor67131/
Egorp67126/
Igare67110/
Egore6797/
Egorr6775/
Aigar6764/
Gegor6761/
Yogor6756/
Ighar6750/
Egoor6739/
Ingur6735/
Ingár6728/
Aygor6727/
Ugoor6724/
Igaur6712/
Hugor6712/
Igard6711/
Gigur6711/
Ughor6710/
Yigar678/
Egort676/
Aigur674/
Eigar674/
Iggar674/
Ugohr674/
Egord673/
Hegor672/
Iguur672/
Eggor671/
Iegar671/
Iegăr671/
Hinggojr671/
Jigur671/
Igusr671/
Eagor670/

Igor Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Igor in the Georgian language
იგორigor-
Igor in the Hindi language
ईगोरigora-
Igor in the Marathi language
इगॉरigora-
Igor in the Russian language
Игорьigor-

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