Igu Surname

270,886th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,439 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Igu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Igu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria7611:232,77613,588
Kenya2011:229,75116,196
Papua New Guinea1681:48,5346,056
Malaysia991:297,92116,312
Uganda691:565,78730,812
Indonesia601:2,204,153134,948
India481:15,980,529256,885
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Solomon Islands91:64,44812,261
England41:13,929,515290,718
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Congo11:4,989,09634,171

Igu (493) may also be a first name.

Igu Last Name Facts

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

Igu (Hindi: इगु, Russian: Игу) is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Igu.

How Common Is The Last Name Igu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 270,886th most widely held last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,064,313 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 72 percent of Igu live; 53 percent live in West Africa and 53 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Igu is also the 382,601st most prevalent first name worldwide, borne by 493 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is held by 761 people, or 1 in 232,776. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Abia, where 42 percent live, Cross River, where 11 percent live and Rivers, where 8 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria this last name exists in 16 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 14 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 12 percent live.

Igu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Igu last name is chiefly Muslim (50%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Igu last name are 30.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 83.33% registered to vote for the party.

Igu earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 5.11% less than the national average, earning $40,944 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Igou861,156/
Ingu86653/
Igau86535/
Igut86510/
Jigu86287/
Iguh86282/
Igup86223/
Aigu86175/
Igus86154/
Higu8688/
Gigu8670/
Eigu8670/
Yigu8619/
Ighu8618/
Oigu869/
Iggu867/
Iguz867/
Iguu866/
Igud863/
Uigu862/
Iegu861/
Iogu861/
Ikgu861/
Iguj861/
Jingu758,942/
Hingu752,253/
Jigau75639/
Gingu75627/
Gigou75586/
Inggu75391/
Ingou75137/
Yingu75108/
Eingu75103/
Ighut7586/
Jighu7580/
Aighu7580/
Ingau7562/
Isgut7554/
Aiguh7543/
Igout7536/
Jigou7532/
Eigus7527/
Oigus7525/
Aingu7523/
Aigup7522/
Gaigu7520/
Jiguh7519/
Higou7519/
Aigau7518/
Ighou7516/
Higus7516/
Igaud7512/
Jiegu759/
Eigau758/
Jigut757/
Inguì757/
Igush756/
Yigou756/
Aigou756/
Iggou756/
Higau755/
Iggau755/
Iguha754/
Inghu754/
Jigus753/
Gigau753/
Uigus753/
Igoud752/
Aigut752/
Higud752/
Igaus751/
Ighuu751/
Higut751/
Ikgou751/
Iguue751/
Inngu751/
Highu751/
Higgu751/
Higup751/
Eijgu751/
Oingu751/
Uisgu751/
Yigus751/
Yigut751/
Huigu751/
Iegou751/
Egu674,769/
Ugu673,622/
Aigouy67529/
Iggout67411/
Haingu67201/
Ighoud67172/
Hinggu6764/
Igó6742/
Jingau6742/
Yingou6732/
Inggau6732/
Heingu6730/
Ainggu6725/
Yighou6724/
Jinggu6723/
Goigou6718/
Hingou6718/
Higush6716/
Jinguu6714/
Inghou6710/
Haigou679/
Jinghu676/
Aigaud674/
Ahiegu674/
Gaigou674/
Eggigu674/
Highou673/
Jgu673/
Haigut673/
Ygu673/
Hinguj673/
Ehiegu672/
Higghu672/
Eiguss672/
Higout672/
Igouhe672/
Ing'ui672/
Yinghu672/
Jingou672/
Ighaus671/
Higuch671/
Ginggu671/
Ainngu671/
Aigaus671/
Yinggu671/
Heigus671/
Higgus671/
Ighous671/
Igoult671/
Higaud671/
Hoigau671/
Inggou671/
Yinguh671/
Șaigau671/
Gingau671/
Aiguës671/
Ing'au671/
Aingau671/
Inghui671/
Highus670/
Haigus670/
Jigout670/
Jigaux670/

Igu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Igu in the Hindi language
इगुigu36.36
ईगूigu36.36
इगूigu27.27
Igu in the Russian language
Игуigu-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Igu
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