Igundu Surname

2,580,327th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 56 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Uganda

Igundu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Igundu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria291:6,108,371148,179
Uganda191:2,054,69965,771
Tanzania71:7,563,08870,659
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Igundu (11) may also be a first name.

Igundu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Igundu is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Igundu? popularity and diffusion

Igundu is the 2,580,327th most frequently held last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 130,134,748 people. Igundu is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Igundu live; 52 percent live in West Africa and 52 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most widely held first name internationally, borne by 11 people.

It is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 29 people, or 1 in 6,108,371. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Benue, where 83 percent reside, Rivers, where 10 percent reside and Federal Capital Territory, where 3 percent reside. Barring Nigeria this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 34 percent reside and Tanzania, where 13 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ingundu9234/
Igundhu9222/
Yingundu861/
Ugundu8319/
Egundu838/
Engundu77153/
Igondou77114/
Ugoundu771/
Egundou771/
Aygunduz712/
Eengundu711/
Egondu6727/
Eghoundou671/

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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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  • 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 Igundu
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