Iguma Surname

197,424th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,121 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Iguma Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Iguma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,5931:111,2017,408
DR Congo3901:189,43519,115
Brazil541:3,964,339108,357
Papua New Guinea401:203,84328,184
Uganda231:1,697,36058,907
Japan61:21,307,38248,838
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
England21:27,859,030389,889
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Iguma (392) may also be a first name.

Iguma Last Name Facts

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

The surname Iguma (Russian: Игума) is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Iguma click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Iguma? popularity and diffusion

The surname Iguma is the 197,424th most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 3,435,901 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Iguma live; 75 percent live in West Africa and 75 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 436,979th most common first name on earth. It is borne by 392 people.

The surname Iguma is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 1,593 people, or 1 in 111,201. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Edo, where 83 percent reside, Delta, where 6 percent reside and Lagos, where 4 percent reside. Barring Nigeria it occurs in 15 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 18 percent reside and Brazil, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Higuma911,155/
Igumah91428/
Inguma9168/
Igouma9111/
Yiguma914/
Igumat914/
Ioguma914/
Igumay913/
Igumha913/
Ighuma911/
Igumma911/
Jiguma911/
Yinguma8368/
Ingouma8315/
Jigouma8312/
Gigouma838/
Hinguma831/
Ginguma831/
Eguma802,501/
Igoma80652/
Uguma80414/
Igumi80152/
Igima8051/
Igumo8018/
Igume806/
Haigouma771/
Higima73367/
Ingume73274/
Igoumo73168/
Enguma73128/
Egumah7375/
Aigima7337/
Igimah7328/
Eigima7318/
Huguma738/
Igooma734/
Jigoma734/
Ighumo734/
Ingumo732/
Egumat731/
Ighoma731/
Ighumi731/
Higume731/
Iegima731/
Jigume731/
Igumet731/
Yoguma731/
Yigumi731/
Geguma731/
Gigume731/
Egguma731/
Esguma731/
Higumi731/
Engouma6759/
Igoumou679/
Higgoma671/
Yigomai671/
Jigoume671/
Igouymo671/
Igoumoh671/

Iguma Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Iguma in the Russian language
Игумаiguma-

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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 Iguma
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