Gikobe Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Gikobe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gikobe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea171:479,63060,627
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Gikobe (54) may also be a first name.

Gikobe Last Name Facts

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

Gikobe occurs most in Papua New Guinea. It can also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Gikobe.

How Common Is The Last Name Gikobe? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,649,889th most commonly occurring surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 404,863,662 people. The last name is primarily found in Oceania, where 94 percent of Gikobe are found; 94 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 94 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,350,955th most widespread first name throughout the world, held by 54 people.

The surname Gikobe is most frequent in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 17 people, or 1 in 479,630. In Papua New Guinea Gikobe is mostly concentrated in: Chimbu, where 100 percent reside. Besides Papua New Guinea Gikobe occurs in one country. It is also common in Cameroon, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ikobe91305/
Sikobe83336/
Gikebe8375/
Gikobi8311/
Ikuobe835/
Ikobee833/
Gekobe832/
Zikobe831/
Ikhobe831/
Oikobe831/
Ikobet831/
Sikhobe772/
Sikobie771/
Gicobet771/
Iskobey771/
Gaikove771/
Djikobe771/
Ikoba731,898/
Ekobe731,069/
Ikobi73230/
Ikabe73153/
Djikobei711/
Sikoubie711/
Sikobi672,786/
Gicobi672,129/
Yokobe67715/
Sekobe67238/
Gecobe67180/
Sikabe67145/
Ikooba67110/
Ekoube67109/
Gikaba6787/
Ikouba6783/
Ekobey6773/
Jekobe6749/
Hikabe6740/
Ikoive6722/
Zikoba6722/
Ikobit6712/
Ikompe6712/
Ikoboi6711/
Aikobi6710/
Aikabe676/
Yikoba675/
Ikabee675/
Oikoba673/
Iokobi673/
Ekobie673/
Ekobet673/
Ikobyo672/
Ikhoba672/
Ikaabe671/
Ekobee671/
Aikoba671/
Ekoibe671/
Icober671/
Icobez671/
Ikabea671/
Ikaber671/
Ikaube671/
Zikobi671/
Zikabe671/
Aicobe671/
Gikuba671/
Jikobi671/
Gikubi671/
Gicoba670/

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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 Gikobe
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