Yigo Surname

76,819th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,375 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Burkina Faso
Highest density in:
Burkina Faso

Yigo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yigo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Burkina Faso6,2631:2,930381
Nigeria421:4,217,685117,088
Ivory Coast211:1,098,63025,989
Papua New Guinea201:407,68653,132
Benin111:939,60046,216
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Yigo (290) may also be a first name.

Yigo Last Name Facts

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

Yigo (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻳﻜﻮ) is found in Burkina Faso more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yigo? popularity and diffusion

The last name Yigo is the 76,819th most frequent surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 1,143,144 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Yigo are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 79 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 518,802nd most frequent given name on earth It is held by 290 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Burkina Faso, where it is carried by 6,263 people, or 1 in 2,930. In Burkina Faso it is most prevalent in: Centre-Sud Region, where 71 percent are found, Centre-Est Region, where 20 percent are found and Centre Region, where 7 percent are found. Beside Burkina Faso Yigo exists in 18 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 1 percent are found and The Ivory Coast, where 0 percent are found.

Yigo Last Name Statistics demography

Yigo earn less than half the average income. In Peru they earn 59.55% less than the national average, earning S/. 7,841 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yingo89426/
Yigoi8910/
Yigou896/
Yigoa891/
Yigho891/
Igo868,508/
Ygo8643/
Yingou8032/
Yighou8024/
Yinggo8021/
Yingho8010/
Yiga7524,416/
Yogo7515,875/
Higo7510,046/
Igot759,477/
Jigo757,768/
Igho756,040/
Ygot753,919/
Ingo753,766/
Igoh752,964/
Oigo752,310/
Gigo751,995/
Igoy751,288/
Iogo751,238/
Igou751,156/
Aigo751,151/
Igos751,032/
Igoa75879/
Eigo75656/
Iggo75421/
Oygo7569/
Igoi7549/
Ygoa7530/
Ygoy7525/
Aygo7524/
Yngo7520/
Ygou7518/
Igoo7518/
Igod7514/
Ikgo756/
Iego755/
Igoz755/
Ygoh752/
Ijgo752/
Ihgo752/
Uygo752/
Igop751/
Ygoo751/
Uigo751/
Iľgo751/
Ygos751/
Yhgo751/
Ygoj751/
Yinghou73473/
Yinghuo7325/
Jingo674,410/
Gingo673,494/
Gaigo671,343/
Inggo671,182/
Yinga67944/
Gigou67586/
Ingoy67547/
Ingoi67538/
Higgo67458/
Higoy67420/
Ighot67366/
Yigga67354/
Hingo67348/
Aingo67244/
Ygout67243/
Gigoi67235/
Haigo67196/
Gigoo67168/
Ingou67137/
Higoa67121/
Igodt67104/
Yogho6799/
Yigha6785/
Goigo6759/
Yogoi6756/
Higos6743/
Igout6736/
Higod6734/
Jigou6732/
Jigot6731/
Higho6730/
Yogou6726/
Higoh6725/
Heigo6722/
Higou6719/
Ygodt6719/
Jigos6718/
Jigoh6717/
Ighou6716/
Haygo6716/
Oigot6716/
Eiggo6715/
Igohe6715/
Jigho6715/
Aigod6714/
Geygo6714/
Aigho6713/
Oingo679/
Inngo678/
Ingoo677/
Igoot677/
Jiggo676/
Aigou676/
Igoit676/
Iggou676/
Giggo675/
Oigho675/
Yigas674/
Yoggo674/
Iggoh674/
Jiego674/
Isgod674/
Hoygo674/
Aigoi674/
Aigoy674/
Yghou673/
Gigho673/
Igoha673/
Igohy673/
Aygou673/
Igosh673/
Gigoy673/
Yokgo673/
Ighos673/
Ikgho673/
Gaygo672/
Ygous672/
Higot672/
Igoud672/
Eigho672/
Yigea672/
Eigoh672/
Iñgoy672/
Hygho671/
Ingho671/
Iggot671/
Eigos671/
Eygos671/
Aigos671/
Yngou671/
Igott671/
Ikgou671/
Ikgoi671/
Ijgoi671/
Aygoi671/
Ighoh671/
Hyggo671/
Igood671/
Iggoy671/
Hiego671/
Jigoi671/
Isgot671/
Yoygo671/
Yogoï671/
Yohgo671/
Yicga671/
Yigaa671/
Yigatowa671/
Yikga671/
Giñgo671/
Aygho671/
Aygoy671/
Ykgoh671/
Yocgo671/
Higoo671/
Ijgho671/
Igoch671/
Ouygo671/
Ygois671/
Jigoz671/
Iegou671/
Igohh671/
Igooa671/
Higop671/

Yigo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yigo in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻳﻜﻮykw-

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Footnotes

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