Arigbo Surname
Approximately 444 people bear this surname
Arigbo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 373 | 1:27,709 | 3,675 |
| Nigeria | 71 | 1:2,494,968 | 82,261 |
Arigbo (53) may also be a first name.
Arigbo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Arigbo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Arigbo is borne by more people in Benin than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Arigbo? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 672,867th most prevalent surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 16,413,392 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Arigbo reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Arigbo is also the 1,366,219th most frequently occurring forename in the world, held by 53 people.
Arigbo is most numerous in Benin, where it is borne by 373 people, or 1 in 27,709. In Benin it is primarily concentrated in: Collines Department, where 68 percent live, Zou Department, where 13 percent live and Littoral Department, where 10 percent live. Barring Benin it occurs in one country. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 16 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Origbo | 83 | 2,959 | / |
| Erigbo | 83 | 48 | / |
| Arigba | 83 | 48 | / |
| Arugbo | 83 | 29 | / |
| Aregbo | 83 | 10 | / |
| Erigbuo | 77 | 64 | / |
| Ariogba | 77 | 38 | / |
| Oriogbo | 77 | 22 | / |
| Oruigbo | 77 | 17 | / |
| Origboh | 77 | 7 | / |
| Eriegbo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Arigbah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Orhigbo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Areagbo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Erigboo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Arugbuo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Oreigbo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Arzaigba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Orugbo | 67 | 821 | / |
| Aregba | 67 | 453 | / |
| Arugba | 67 | 206 | / |
| Origba | 67 | 38 | / |
| Erigba | 67 | 29 | / |
| Oregbo | 67 | 26 | / |
| Erugbo | 67 | 5 | / |
| Arigua | 67 | 4 | / |
| Garickgba | 67 | 3 | / |
| Origwo | 67 | 1 | / |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Arigbo
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis