Igume Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Igume Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Igume Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Igume Come From? nationality or country of origin
Igume is found in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Igume? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 7,593,402nd most widely held family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Igume are found; 50 percent are found in East Africa and 33 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
The last name is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 13,013,093. In Uganda Igume is primarily found in: Kamuli District, where 67 percent reside and Mbale District, where 33 percent reside. Outside of Uganda this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 33 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 17 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ingume | 91 | 274 | / |
| Gigume | 91 | 1 | / |
| Igumet | 91 | 1 | / |
| Jigume | 91 | 1 | / |
| Higume | 91 | 1 | / |
| Igum | 89 | 213 | / |
| Jigoume | 83 | 1 | / |
| Iguma | 80 | 2,121 | / |
| Igumi | 80 | 152 | / |
| Higum | 80 | 127 | / |
| Igime | 80 | 124 | / |
| Igome | 80 | 81 | / |
| Egume | 80 | 55 | / |
| Isgum | 80 | 30 | / |
| Ingum | 80 | 26 | / |
| Eigum | 80 | 11 | / |
| Aigum | 80 | 10 | / |
| Jigum | 80 | 8 | / |
| Išgum | 80 | 3 | / |
| Ugume | 80 | 2 | / |
| Igaum | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gingaume | 77 | 6 | / |
| Gaigumei | 77 | 1 | / |
| Higuma | 73 | 1,155 | / |
| Egoume | 73 | 630 | / |
| Highum | 73 | 242 | / |
| Ighome | 73 | 84 | / |
| Engume | 73 | 82 | / |
| Inggum | 73 | 26 | / |
| Igouma | 73 | 11 | / |
| Jingum | 73 | 8 | / |
| Heigum | 73 | 6 | / |
| Yiguma | 73 | 4 | / |
| Gingum | 73 | 4 | / |
| Hugume | 73 | 4 | / |
| Igumha | 73 | 3 | / |
| Yigime | 73 | 3 | / |
| Igumay | 73 | 3 | / |
| Egumeh | 73 | 3 | / |
| Yigome | 73 | 2 | / |
| Igimeh | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ingoum | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hoigum | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jigime | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ighumi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ughume | 73 | 1 | / |
| Igumma | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jiguma | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gaigum | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yigoum | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yigumi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ighuma | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ugumie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Higumi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Inghum | 73 | 0 | / |
| Egum | 67 | 565 | / |
| Igom | 67 | 197 | / |
| Ighomeh | 67 | 49 | / |
| Engoume | 67 | 43 | / |
| Jigouma | 67 | 12 | / |
| Igumova | 67 | 8 | / |
| Ighomie | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yingoum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yogoume | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Igume
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