Igunza Surname

483,143rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 689 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Igunza Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Igunza Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya6861:67,3186,445
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Igunza (20) may also be a first name.

Igunza Last Name Facts

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

The last name Igunza is found most in Kenya. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Igunza? popularity and diffusion

The surname Igunza is the 483,143rd most frequently occurring family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 10,576,990 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Igunza reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 53 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Igunza is also the 2,446,817th most prevalent first name on earth, held by 20 people.

The last name Igunza is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is held by 686 people, or 1 in 67,318. In Kenya Igunza is most common in: Vihiga County, where 41 percent reside, Kakamega County, where 20 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 12 percent reside. Not including Kenya this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Peru, where 0 percent reside and Uganda, where 0 percent reside.

Igunza Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is primarily Christian (95%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ingunza921,013/
Gingunza8634/
Inguntza861/
Igunzi83146/
Egunza8320/
Igonza835/
Ygunza831/
Yngunza7777/
Ingunzi7712/
Ingunsa775/
Engunza774/
Enguntza7135/
Ingaunzo713/
Igunje671/
Uygunca6259/
Igunche623/
Yngunsa622/
Egunjat621/
Engaundzo531/
Egungi50472/
Egunge5027/
Egunje507/
Egonzo506/
Jgonzo501/
Egunjo501/

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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 Igunza
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