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
The surname Igume is found in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Igume? popularity and diffusion
The surname Igume is the 7,593,402nd most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Igume reside; 50 percent reside in East Africa and 33 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
Igume is most common in Uganda, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 13,013,093. In Uganda Igume is most numerous in: Kamuli District, where 67 percent live and Mbale District, where 33 percent live. Apart from Uganda Igume is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 33 percent live and The DR Congo, where 17 percent live.
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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