Igun Surname

461,659th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 731 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Igun Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Igun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria4401:402,59721,119
Indonesia1381:958,32770,806
Malaysia541:546,18926,882
Papua New Guinea491:166,40223,077
United States241:15,102,456529,929
England131:4,286,005132,302
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

The alternate forms: Igün (58) are calculated separately.

Igun (1,692) may also be a first name.

Igun Last Name Facts

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

The last name Igun (Hindi: ईगुन, Marathi: इगुन, Russian: Игун) is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant: Igün. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Igun? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 461,659th most common last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 9,969,283 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 60 percent of Igun live; 60 percent live in West Africa and 60 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 186,944th most commonly held given name on earth It is held by 1,692 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 440 people, or 1 in 402,597. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Edo, where 27 percent live, Lagos, where 20 percent live and Delta, where 18 percent live. Not including Nigeria this surname occurs in 13 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 19 percent live and Malaysia, where 7 percent live.

Igun Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Igun surname are 30.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 83.33% registered with the political party.

Igun earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 25.15% more than the national average, earning $54,000 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Igün9258/
Igune89771/
Ingun8965/
Igung8954/
Gigun8921/
Igaun8920/
Aigun8915/
Jigun899/
Uigun895/
Higun895/
Eigun891/
Iggun891/
Aigoun80387/
Igaune80310/
Higoun80175/
Hingun80147/
Inggun8046/
Hisgun8022/
Ingunn8011/
Igutin8010/
Jingun807/
Gingun801/
Gaigun801/
Higunt801/
Igusin801/
Jigung801/
Ingoun801/
Uijgun801/
Higgun800/
Highun800/
Egun75720/
Igon75304/
Igum75213/
Ugun75129/
Igón751/
Jgun751/
Haigoun73346/
Aigoune73115/
Igunova73100/
Jighoun7379/
Ginggun7315/
Igougne7313/
Higoune7312/
Yinggun739/
Jinggun735/
Hijgune735/
Haigune732/
Aigusin731/
Yinghun731/
Isgutin731/
Hingaun731/
Higgung730/
Uygun6734,901/
Aygun671,110/
Higon67799/
Gegun67519/
Aigon67325/
Egune67138/
Higum67127/
Haigoune6785/
Jigunova6752/
Eygun6742/
Isgum6730/
Jigon6726/
Yigon6725/
Egoun6723/
Egund6723/
Engun6723/
Higón6721/
Eigum6711/
Aigum6710/
Yogun678/
Jigum678/
Uggun677/
Eegun676/
Hugun676/
Oygun675/
Ighon674/
Esgun674/
Oigon674/
Egung673/
Eghun673/
Išgum673/
Eagun673/
Ugoun671/
Heigoune671/
Eigün671/
Ekgun671/
Ygung671/
Eggun671/
Igoon671/
Igonh671/
Eigon671/
Igaum671/
Jgoun671/
Đugun671/
Hegun670/
Eugun670/

Igun Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Igun in the Hindi language
ईगुनiguna-
Igun in the Marathi language
इगुनiguna50
इगुणiguna50
Igun in the Russian language
Игунigun-

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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 Igun
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