Igota Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Igota Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Igota Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda111:3,549,02589,142
Japan51:25,568,85950,629
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Igota (185) may also be a first name.

Igota Last Name Facts

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

The last name Igota is held by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Igota click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Igota? popularity and diffusion

Igota is the 4,649,889th most numerous family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 404,863,662 people. The last name Igota is predominantly found in Africa, where 67 percent of Igota are found; 61 percent are found in East Africa and 61 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Igota is also the 669,105th most numerous first name in the world, borne by 185 people.

The surname Igota is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 3,549,025. In Uganda Igota is mostly concentrated in: Serere District, where 91 percent live and Soroti District, where 9 percent live. Without taking into account Uganda this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Japan, where 28 percent live and The DR Congo, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ighota9187/
Jigota9116/
Igotea919/
Ingota918/
Igosta913/
Inggota839/
Ingotha831/
Aigotha831/
Igeta803,077/
Igata802,317/
Ugota801,316/
Igoti80133/
Iguta80109/
Egota8023/
Igoto8017/
Igote805/
Goigoita772/
Gingotta771/
Jigata73311/
Jgouta73273/
Ingote73208/
Iegata73152/
Higata73138/
Ighata73111/
Igatta73101/
Igotie7393/
Igotti7385/
Igasta7362/
Gigata7349/
Eghota7348/
Ingata7341/
Engota7334/
Higote7314/
Ingoti7313/
Igatha7310/
Ugotah738/
Jiguta738/
Igosti737/
Inguta736/
Igatah734/
Yigeta734/
Ingoto733/
Higeta732/
Ighoto732/
Jigote732/
Higuta732/
Igothi731/
Igotes731/
Igutaa731/
Aigote731/
Aigata731/
Egotah731/
Aiguta731/
Gegota731/
Igutat731/
Igutah731/
Igetta731/
Eigata731/
Egotay731/
Yigata731/
Igheta731/
Igothe731/
Ugoeta731/
Higoty730/
Aigotti67116/
Engouta67113/
Gigotti6768/
Igattah6729/
Inggata6723/
Igutoit6720/
Hiegata6714/
Ingauta6711/
Gaigoti6711/
Jigatha6710/
Yigouti679/
Iggoute678/
Jigatta673/
Gingata673/
Aigusta673/
Ingatta672/
Ingooto671/
Hingata671/
Eigothi671/
Igotech671/
Isgotti671/
Igietah671/
Igathah671/
Ginguta671/
Gigatta671/
Yogotai671/
Highote670/
Egostas670/

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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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  • 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 Igota
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