Igyan Surname
Approximately 11 people bear this surname
Igyan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 10 | 1:17,714,276 | 277,641 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Igyan (14) may also be a first name.
Igyan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Igyan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Igyan occurs most in Nigeria. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Igyan? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 5,812,366th most frequent last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. The last name Igyan occurs mostly in Africa, where 91 percent of Igyan are found; 91 percent are found in West Africa and 91 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Igyan is also the 3,024,661st most widely held first name throughout the world, borne by 14 people.
The last name Igyan is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 17,714,276. In Nigeria Igyan is primarily concentrated in: Kaduna, where 80 percent live, Bauchi, where 10 percent live and Benue, where 10 percent live. Other than Nigeria this last name is found in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 9 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jigyan | 91 | 2 | / |
| Igiyan | 91 | 1 | / |
| Igyayan | 83 | 4 | / |
| Aigeyan | 83 | 2 | / |
| Igeyani | 83 | 1 | / |
| Egyan | 80 | 279 | / |
| Igyen | 80 | 65 | / |
| Igyon | 80 | 46 | / |
| Igian | 80 | 39 | / |
| Igyno | 80 | 6 | / |
| Igyun | 80 | 4 | / |
| Ogyan | 80 | 2 | / |
| Igean | 80 | 1 | / |
| Agiyan | 73 | 738 | / |
| Egiyan | 73 | 412 | / |
| Ageyan | 73 | 86 | / |
| Yegyan | 73 | 56 | / |
| Egyani | 73 | 41 | / |
| Igeyen | 73 | 37 | / |
| Igeanu | 73 | 37 | / |
| Iyagin | 73 | 33 | / |
| Igyuun | 73 | 21 | / |
| Ogiyan | 73 | 10 | / |
| Igiano | 73 | 8 | / |
| Igyune | 73 | 4 | / |
| Eigian | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aigian | 73 | 1 | / |
| Igiana | 73 | 1 | / |
| Igenya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eogyan | 73 | 1 | / |
| Uigyon | 73 | 1 | / |
| Igyina | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ogeyan | 73 | 1 | / |
| Igyion | 73 | 1 | / |
| Igin | 67 | 566 | / |
| Igen | 67 | 412 | / |
| Yegiyan | 67 | 44 | / |
| Egyawan | 67 | 17 | / |
| Agiyani | 67 | 16 | / |
| Egiyani | 67 | 6 | / |
| Iegiani | 67 | 5 | / |
| Egyayan | 67 | 3 | / |
| Yegeyan | 67 | 3 | / |
| Igeyina | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ogieyan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Egiayan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Igyuien | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yigeani | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ageiyan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Igyuenn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Igiauan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aagiyan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Agiuyan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Egyn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eyigyon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ogyn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iyigyun | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Igyan
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