Igumi Surname

1,422,956th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 152 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Igumi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Igumi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1501:352,94426,073
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Igumi Last Name Facts

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

Igumi occurs most in Tanzania. It can also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Igumi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Igumi is the 1,422,956th most prevalent last name globally, held by around 1 in 47,944,381 people. Igumi is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Igumi live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The surname is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is borne by 150 people, or 1 in 352,944. In Tanzania Igumi is most common in: Singida Region, where 62 percent are found, Mbeya Region, where 34 percent are found and Simiyu Region, where 3 percent are found. Without taking into account Tanzania this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Higumi911/
Yigumi911/
Ighumi911/
Iguma802,121/
Egumi8050/
Igimi8049/
Igomi8011/
Igume806/
Gaigumei771/
Higuma731,155/
Ingume73274/
Ighomi73123/
Yigimi7321/
Igouma7311/
Yiguma734/
Igumay733/
Igumha733/
Igumet731/
Gigume731/
Ighuma731/
Ugumie731/
Ugumyi731/
Jigume731/
Higimi731/
Jiguma731/
Igumma731/
Higume731/
Jigouma6712/
Ighomie672/
Yigomai671/
Jigoume671/

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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 Igumi
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