Igum Surname
Approximately 213 people bear this surname
Igum Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 190 | 1:932,330 | 40,120 |
| Malaysia | 13 | 1:2,268,787 | 89,138 |
| Papua New Guinea | 8 | 1:1,019,215 | 101,897 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higum | 89 | 127 | / |
| Isgum | 89 | 30 | / |
| Ingum | 89 | 26 | / |
| Eigum | 89 | 11 | / |
| Aigum | 89 | 10 | / |
| Jigum | 89 | 8 | / |
| Igume | 89 | 6 | / |
| Išgum | 89 | 3 | / |
| Igaum | 89 | 1 | / |
| Highum | 80 | 242 | / |
| Inggum | 80 | 26 | / |
| Jingum | 80 | 8 | / |
| Heigum | 80 | 6 | / |
| Gingum | 80 | 4 | / |
| Gaigum | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ingoum | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yigoum | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hoigum | 80 | 1 | / |
| Jigume | 80 | 1 | / |
| Higume | 80 | 1 | / |
| Inghum | 80 | 0 | / |
| Igun | 75 | 731 | / |
| Egum | 75 | 565 | / |
| Igom | 75 | 197 | / |
| Ugum | 75 | 111 | / |
| Igumova | 73 | 8 | / |
| Yingoum | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jigoume | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eggum | 67 | 820 | / |
| Igune | 67 | 771 | / |
| Engum | 67 | 514 | / |
| Gegum | 67 | 452 | / |
| Đugum | 67 | 374 | / |
| Hygum | 67 | 313 | / |
| Ingun | 67 | 65 | / |
| Egume | 67 | 55 | / |
| Igung | 67 | 54 | / |
| Hugum | 67 | 30 | / |
| Gigun | 67 | 21 | / |
| Igaun | 67 | 20 | / |
| Higom | 67 | 18 | / |
| Uggum | 67 | 17 | / |
| Aigun | 67 | 15 | / |
| Hegum | 67 | 9 | / |
| Egoum | 67 | 9 | / |
| Jigun | 67 | 9 | / |
| Ighom | 67 | 7 | / |
| Yogum | 67 | 6 | / |
| Uigun | 67 | 5 | / |
| Eegum | 67 | 5 | / |
| Higun | 67 | 5 | / |
| Eagum | 67 | 4 | / |
| Yigom | 67 | 4 | / |
| Aygum | 67 | 4 | / |
| Aigom | 67 | 3 | / |
| Jægum | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jigom | 67 | 2 | / |
| Iggun | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ugoum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eugum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aigumova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eigun | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uygum | 67 | 1 | / |
Igum Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Igum in the Russian language | ||
| Игум | igum | - |
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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
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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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