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 most frequently in Nigeria. It can also occur in the variant forms: Igün. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Igun? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 461,659th most frequently used surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 9,969,283 people. Igun occurs mostly in Africa, where 60 percent of Igun reside; 60 percent reside in West Africa and 60 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 186,944th most common first name throughout the world. It is borne by 1,692 people.

The last name Igun is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 440 people, or 1 in 402,597. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Edo, where 27 percent reside, Lagos, where 20 percent reside and Delta, where 18 percent reside. Not including Nigeria Igun occurs in 13 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 19 percent reside and Malaysia, where 7 percent reside.

Igun Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Igun are 30.1% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 83.33% registered with the 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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Igun
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