Iguem Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Iguem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Iguem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon131:1,597,62187,539
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Iguem Last Name Facts

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

The last name Iguem is carried by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Iguem.

How Common Is The Last Name Iguem? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,213,395th most frequent surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 520,538,994 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 93 percent of Iguem are found; 93 percent are found in Central Africa and 93 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.

The last name Iguem is most common in Cameroon, where it is borne by 13 people, or 1 in 1,597,621. In Cameroon it is mostly found in: Northwest Region, where 77 percent reside, Littoral Region, where 15 percent reside and Centre Region, where 8 percent reside. Without taking into account Cameroon it exists in one country. It also occurs in Brazil, where 7 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Igueme911/
Igem8911/
Jigueme831/
Jigem80189/
Igeme8091/
Eguem8041/
Igwem8041/
Ingem8027/
Igbem8015/
Ighem804/
Iguen802/
Oigem801/
Iguim801/
Yigem801/
Gigem801/
Inghem7326/
Yigeme7321/
Isgeym7315/
Igweme7312/
Jighem738/
Jingem735/
Ikueme733/
Inggem733/
Egueme733/
Isguen732/
Uiguim732/
Aigbem731/
Esguem731/
Higgem731/
Igheem731/
Isquem731/
Yiguen731/
Igieme731/
Aighem731/
Highem730/
Igne671,242/
Egem67675/
Ikwueme67450/
Igen67412/
Igim67205/
Egwueme6713/
Jinghem678/
Ingheim673/
Hoiguim671/
Iqum671/
Jgem671/
Ygem671/
Egoueme671/
Ingheam670/

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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 Iguem
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