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

The surname Igu (Hindi: इगु, Russian: Игу) is found most in Nigeria. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Igu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Igu is the 270,886th most prevalent surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 5,064,313 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 72 percent of Igu reside; 53 percent reside in West Africa and 53 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 382,601st most prevalent first name throughout the world It is held by 493 people.

It is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 761 people, or 1 in 232,776. In Nigeria Igu is most prevalent in: Abia, where 42 percent reside, Cross River, where 11 percent reside and Rivers, where 8 percent reside. Besides Nigeria Igu is found in 16 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 14 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 12 percent reside.

Igu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Igu surname is predominantly Muslim (50%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Igu surname are 30.1% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 83.33% registered with the political 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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