Agboifo Surname

1,104,724th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 221 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Agboifo Surname User-submission:

Agboifo (a/gbo/i/fo) or Agbonifo (a/gbon/i/fo) are Edo names used mostly in Owan or by a sect usually called Ora in Edo state (Nigeria). It means 'the world has no end', 'people who have no end' or 'a world without end'.

It comes from the words agbon, which means 'people' or 'world' and ifo, which meeans 'never ending'.

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Agboifo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2061:859,91637,696
England61:9,286,343223,652
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047

Agboifo (16) may also be a first name.

Agboifo Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Agboifo (a/gbo/i/fo) or Agbonifo (a/gbon/i/fo) are Edo names used mostly in Owan or by a sect usually called Ora in Edo state (Nigeria). It means 'the world has no end', 'people who have no end' or 'a world without end'.

It comes from the words agbon, which means 'people' or 'world' and ifo, which meeans 'never ending'.

There are some parts of Delta state that bear the name Agboifo in other known variants, such as: Agboifor, Agbonifor, Agnoifoh and Agbonifoh.

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Agboifo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Agboifo is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Agboifo? popularity and diffusion

Agboifo is the 1,104,724th most frequently held last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 32,975,321 people. Agboifo occurs predominantly in Africa, where 93 percent of Agboifo are found; 93 percent are found in West Africa and 93 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Agboifo is also the 2,786,762nd most frequently occurring first name on earth It is held by 16 people.

The last name Agboifo is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is held by 206 people, or 1 in 859,916. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Edo, where 43 percent live, Delta, where 18 percent live and Lagos, where 14 percent live. Beside Nigeria it is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in England, where 3 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

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