Egbobe Surname

2,605,694th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 55 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Egbobe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Egbobe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria531:3,342,316100,395
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Egbobe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Egbobe has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Egbobe? popularity and diffusion

The last name Egbobe is the 2,605,694th most commonly occurring surname internationally, held by around 1 in 132,500,835 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Egbobe live; 96 percent live in West Africa and 96 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

Egbobe is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 53 people, or 1 in 3,342,316. In Nigeria it is most common in: Cross River, where 30 percent are found, Rivers, where 15 percent are found and Federal Capital Territory, where 13 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Scotland, where 2 percent are found and South Africa, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Egboibe923/
Egboebe921/
Ogbobe831,626/
Egbebe83120/
Egbowe8372/
Egbobi8360/
Egbube8317/
Agbobe8313/
Egbabe831/
Egboba831/
Igbobie77128/
Egbuobi7731/
Ogbobie777/
Ogboobe774/
Egbebei772/
Agboibe772/
Egbowei772/
Egbabee771/
Egbubie771/
Egbowhe771/
Egboubi771/
Egbeube771/
Egbaebe771/
Egbuoba771/
Egboive771/
Egbochue71153/
Egbothue714/
Egbebi675,634/
Ogbobi67651/
Ogbebe67456/
Egwoba67378/
Igbebe67164/
Igbowe67124/
Agbobi67108/
Egbaba6794/
Igboba6792/
Igbobi6773/
Agbabe6759/
Igbabe6743/
Eguoba6712/
Igbube6710/
Egbouchue679/
Agbebe678/
Ogbabe677/
Aiyegbabe674/
Agboby672/
Egbuba672/
Ekwobe672/
Egbovi672/
Egwobi671/
Egbawe671/
Agbobé671/
Egbeby671/
Eguobi671/
Egwabe671/
Egbochhue671/
Egbabi671/
Egbave671/

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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
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  • 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 Egbobe
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