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

Igum (Russian: Игум) is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Igum? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,133,308th most commonly held last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 34,213,831 people. The surname is predominantly 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 frequently held first name globally, borne by 81 people.

This last name is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 190 people, or 1 in 932,330. In Nigeria Igum is most prevalent in: Ebonyi, where 83 percent reside, Bayelsa, where 5 percent reside and Enugu, where 5 percent reside. Not including Nigeria this last name exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 6 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 4 percent reside.

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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