Ijegu Surname

1,148,257th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 209 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ijegu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ijegu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2081:851,64837,411
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669

Ijegu (42) may also be a first name.

Ijegu Last Name Facts

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

Ijegu is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Ijegu.

How Common Is The Last Name Ijegu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ijegu is the 1,148,257th most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 34,868,641 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ijegu reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ijegu is also the 1,566,439th most frequently occurring first name world-wide, held by 42 people.

It is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 208 people, or 1 in 851,648. In Nigeria Ijegu is most prevalent in: Cross River, where 67 percent are found, Federal Capital Territory, where 7 percent are found and Benue, where 5 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria it is found in one country. It also occurs in Ethiopia, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ijeagu9110/
Ijengu912/
Ijiegu911/
Jegu891,627/
Iegu891/
Jegou805,099/
Ejegu804,363/
Ijigu803,403/
Jengu80475/
Ijagu8073/
Ojegu8064/
Jegau8049/
Ijogu8035/
Icegu8026/
Jeggu8026/
Isegu8018/
Jegut8014/
Igegu8011/
Jiegu809/
Iyegu807/
Jegus807/
Aiegu804/
Ajegu803/
Jeigu802/
Iegou801/
Jeguš801/
Ieagu801/
Eiegu801/
Ujegu801/
Jeguh801/
Eijgu801/
Egu754,769/
Jegaut73368/
Jegoux73334/
Jegust73182/
Ajengu73117/
Ejeagu73111/
Iyengu7370/
Iheagu7340/
Jengou7337/
Jengau7325/
Ijingu7321/
Jenggu7320/
Jegout7317/
Ijiogu7311/
Ichegu737/
Ijigou737/
Jegoud736/
Ijuogu735/
Eijigu734/
Aiyegu734/
Ahiegu734/
Agiegu734/
Ejiegu733/
Ijyagu733/
Izeagu732/
Ehiegu732/
Jiegou732/
Oyiegu731/
Iggegu731/
Ijighu731/
Giegou731/
Jeggou731/
Ijjigu731/
Igeggu731/
Auiegu731/
Ajiegu731/
Jeagus730/
Egou671,716/
Egau671,554/
Gegu67188/
Aigu67175/
Yegu67129/
Echiegu6799/
Eigu6770/
Eugu6744/
Oegu6740/
Eggu6736/
Eegu6729/
Aegu6719/
Jégu6719/
Ejgu6717/
Iygu6715/
Eygu6714/
Ekgu6710/
Oigu679/
Eagu679/
Jenggau677/
Eghu675/
Uigu672/
Jegó672/
Ajgu671/
Iigu671/
Ecgu671/
Ichegou671/
Jeggust671/
Ezieghu671/
Ojgu671/

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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 Ijegu
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