Igyor Surname

548,408th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 583 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Igyor Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Igyor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria5761:307,54017,102
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

Igyor (69) may also be a first name.

Igyor Last Name Facts

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

The surname Igyor occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Igyor.

How Common Is The Last Name Igyor? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 548,408th most commonly held family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 12,500,079 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Igyor live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,171,416th most commonly used first name internationally. It is borne by 69 people.

Igyor is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is held by 576 people, or 1 in 307,540. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Benue, where 89 percent live, Plateau, where 5 percent live and Cross River, where 2 percent live. Aside from Nigeria this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent live and Scotland, where 0 percent live.

Igyor Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Igyor surname is predominantly Christian (98%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Igyoor9182/
Igyaor911/
Igyr891/
Igyorha834/
Igyer80496/
Igyar80219/
Igyur8067/
Igior801/
Agiyor73132/
Igyura73127/
Ogyoro739/
Igyira739/
Igyaer737/
Igyaar736/
Iogyer735/
Igyuur734/
Igyarh734/
Aigior732/
Ogyour731/
Egiyor731/
Egyoro731/
Igyere731/
Igyeer731/
Ogiyor731/
Iegyer731/
Iger67818/
Igir67496/
Igyurah679/
Ogiayor679/
Aigiyar675/
Igyuwer674/
Eoigyer674/
Iyogiri673/
Igioria671/
Igyaryo671/
Aigyuar671/

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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 Igyor
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis