Iguna Surname

355,911th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,021 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Iguna Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Iguna Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya8951:51,5985,217
France421:1,581,493147,826
Uganda191:2,054,69965,771
Indonesia161:8,265,575327,276
Nigeria161:11,071,422210,388
Tanzania161:3,308,85150,463
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Iguña (29) are calculated separately.

Iguna (317) may also be a first name.

Iguna Last Name Facts

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

Iguna (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺇﻳﻜﻨﻪ, Russian: Игуна) is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant: Iguña. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Iguna? popularity and diffusion

The last name Iguna is the 355,911th most prevalent last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 7,137,655 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 93 percent of Iguna reside; 91 percent reside in East Africa and 91 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 493,198th most frequently occurring forename in the world, held by 317 people.

This last name is most widespread in Kenya, where it is carried by 895 people, or 1 in 51,598. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Tharaka Nithi County, where 64 percent reside, Meru County, where 19 percent reside and Embu County, where 11 percent reside. Besides Kenya it is found in 14 countries. It also occurs in France, where 4 percent reside and Uganda, where 2 percent reside.

Iguna Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Iguna surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Iguña9329/
Igunga9174/
Jiguna9113/
Giguna918/
Inguna914/
Ighuna914/
Igunna911/
Ikguna911/
Igunad911/
Higuna911/
Igauna911/
Igunah911/
Yiguna911/
Ingunau8313/
Ingguna8310/
Ingouna8310/
Hinguna834/
Ingunha832/
Higunga831/
Yinguna831/
Oigouna831/
Ishguna831/
Higunah831/
Jinguna831/
Yigunga831/
Aigunas831/
Eguna801,165/
Igina80857/
Igune80771/
Uguna80352/
Igona80156/
Iguno8024/
Iguni8024/
Haigouna77240/
Hinghuna7728/
Jingguna7719/
Inggunau773/
Gingguna773/
Igunnaya772/
Hingouna771/
Ehieguna771/
Igaune73310/
Higona73117/
Geguna7370/
Ugunna7333/
Higina7327/
Higuni7313/
Jigina7311/
Inguni739/
Ugguna738/
Aigina737/
Igunis737/
Iginay734/
Enguna734/
Jiguni733/
Igumha733/
Igonay733/
Ugunau733/
Giguni732/
Ingūna732/
Igouni732/
Uiguni731/
Uguuna731/
Ugouna731/
Ingune731/
Iginah731/
Igunni731/
Eghuna731/
Iggina731/
Igunet731/
Igunje731/
Higuno731/
Igonoa731/
Jigona731/
Ugunah731/
Eigina731/
Igaunis67408/
Igounet67186/
Aigoune67115/
Igougne6713/
Higoune6712/
Hugunea6710/
Ginguni679/
Higgina678/
Egunaya676/
Hijgune675/
Hinguni674/
Gegujna673/
Eigonah672/
Haigune672/
Engouna672/
Aigunes672/
Iguíniz672/
Higonna671/
Egunadz671/
Ugounah671/
Ughunna671/
Ajgunna671/
Hugunau671/
Igounou671/
Higunyo671/
Ingungi671/
Ingoune671/
Gingune671/
Engguna671/
Hijgina671/

Iguna Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Iguna in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺇﻳﻜﻨﻪayknh-
Iguna in the Russian language
Игунаiguna-

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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 Iguna
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