Igow Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Niger
Highest density in:
Niger

Igow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Igow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States691:727,80746,603

Igow (4) may also be a first name.

Igow Last Name Facts

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

Igow is more frequently found in Niger than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Igow? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 10,311,814th most commonly used last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. Igow is mostly found in Africa, where 33 percent of Igow live; 33 percent live in West Africa and 33 percent live in Chadic Africa. It is also the 6,192,526th most commonly used first name on earth, borne by 4 people.

This last name is most widespread in Niger, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 19,192,017. In Niger Igow is most frequent in: Tillabéri Region, where 100 percent are found. Not including Niger Igow occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Thailand, where 33 percent are found and The United States, where 33 percent are found.

Igow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Igow has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Igow surname fell 99 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Igowe8948/
Igowa891/
Iogow890/
Igouwe80507/
Jingow804/
Isgoow801/
Iggouw801/
Ingoow801/
Igov75319/
Igaw7521/
Igob7518/
Iguw755/
Ygow751/
Egow751/
Ugow751/
Ighoovw731/
Gigov671,028/
Igova67216/
Đigov6764/
Igawe6755/
Igouf6744/
Hugow6722/
Egowa6721/
Egowe6710/
Iogov6710/
Ingov6710/
Gigof678/
Isgov676/
Iegov672/
Igoev672/
Eiguw671/
Yigob671/
Igoub671/
Jigaw671/
Egovw671/
Iguuw671/
Igawp671/

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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 Igow
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