Igum Surname

1,133,308th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 213 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Igum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Igum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1901:932,33040,120
Malaysia131:2,268,78789,138
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Igum (81) may also be a first name.

Igum Last Name Facts

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

The last name Igum (Russian: Игум) is found most frequently in Nigeria. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Igum? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,133,308th most common surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 34,213,831 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 90 percent of Igum are found; 90 percent are found in West Africa and 90 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,068,082nd most prevalent first name throughout the world It is held by 81 people.

The surname Igum is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is held by 190 people, or 1 in 932,330. In Nigeria Igum is mostly found in: Ebonyi, where 83 percent are found, Bayelsa, where 5 percent are found and Enugu, where 5 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria it is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 6 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Higum89127/
Isgum8930/
Ingum8926/
Eigum8911/
Aigum8910/
Jigum898/
Igume896/
Išgum893/
Igaum891/
Highum80242/
Inggum8026/
Jingum808/
Heigum806/
Gingum804/
Gaigum801/
Ingoum801/
Yigoum801/
Hoigum801/
Jigume801/
Higume801/
Inghum800/
Igun75731/
Egum75565/
Igom75197/
Ugum75111/
Igumova738/
Yingoum731/
Jigoume731/
Eggum67820/
Igune67771/
Engum67514/
Gegum67452/
Đugum67374/
Hygum67313/
Ingun6765/
Egume6755/
Igung6754/
Hugum6730/
Gigun6721/
Igaun6720/
Higom6718/
Uggum6717/
Aigun6715/
Hegum679/
Egoum679/
Jigun679/
Ighom677/
Yogum676/
Uigun675/
Eegum675/
Higun675/
Eagum674/
Yigom674/
Aygum674/
Aigom673/
Jægum672/
Jigom672/
Iggun671/
Ugoum671/
Eugum671/
Aigumova671/
Eigun671/
Uygum671/

Igum Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Igum in the Russian language
Игумigum-

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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
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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 Igum
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