Iyegbu Surname

2,075,631st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 82 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Iyegbu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Iyegbu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria781:2,271,06176,915
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479

Iyegbu (13) may also be a first name.

Iyegbu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Iyegbu is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Iyegbu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,075,631st most numerous last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 88,872,511 people. The surname Iyegbu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Iyegbu reside; 95 percent reside in West Africa and 95 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,159,357th most widespread first name in the world. It is borne by 13 people.

It is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is carried by 78 people, or 1 in 2,271,061. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Delta, where 35 percent are found, Lagos, where 29 percent are found and Abia, where 13 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria Iyegbu occurs in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 5 percent are found.

Iyegbu Last Name Statistics demography

Iyegbu earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 17.94% less than the national average, earning $35,406 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Iyiegbu92520/
Iyengbu921/
Iiyegbu921/
Yegbu914/
Ijegbu8311/
Ayegbu833/
Oyegbu831/
Ajiegbu77213/
Ejiegbu77170/
Ihuegbu7790/
Ojiegbu7779/
Ayegbeu7734/
Ihoegbu7714/
Ihiegbu777/
Iyegweu774/
Iheugbu773/
Ehiegbu773/
Ijiegbu772/
Ugiegbu771/
Yeagbou771/
Iheagbu771/
Iheegbu771/
Ayegbus771/
Ahiegbu771/
Oyiegbu771/
Yayegbu771/
Ijuegbu771/
Iegwu7321/
Eegbu7316/
Uegbu7310/
Aegbu733/
Oigbu732/
Aigbu731/
Ejegbu67239/
Ajegbu67104/
Ijegwu6786/
Ojegbu6741/
Ayegwu6720/
Oyegwu6710/
Eangbu677/
Esiejegbu677/
Ojigbu676/
Iyagwu674/
Ayugbu673/
Ejigbu672/
Yaouegbeu672/
Oyigbu672/
Eagbeu671/
Aiogbu671/
Eiegwu671/
Jaegbu671/
Ijagbu671/
Eungbu671/
Aigbuz671/

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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 Iyegbu
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