Girbo Surname

2,020,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 86 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Iceland

Girbo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Girbo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria661:2,683,98186,518
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
Niger31:6,397,33978,839
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

The alternate forms: Gîrbo (1) are calculated separately.

Girbo (24) may also be a first name.

Girbo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Girbo is found most in Nigeria. It may occur in the variant forms: Gîrbo. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Girbo? popularity and diffusion

The surname Girbo is the 2,020,555th most frequently used last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 84,738,906 people. The surname Girbo occurs predominantly in Africa, where 85 percent of Girbo reside; 80 percent reside in West Africa and 77 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Girbo is also the 2,187,323rd most prevalent first name globally, borne by 24 people.

The last name Girbo is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 66 people, or 1 in 2,683,981. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Gombe, where 73 percent are found, Kano, where 14 percent are found and Benue, where 9 percent are found. Not including Nigeria this last name exists in 10 countries. It is also common in Ethiopia, where 5 percent are found and Romania, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gîrbo931/
Guirbo915/
Girbou914/
Gierbo913/
Irbo89125/
Girboux83183/
Girboch830/
Hirbo801,871/
Gurbo80739/
Zirbo80723/
Iorbo80628/
Girba80573/
Gerbo80367/
Cirbo80258/
Grebo80248/
Jirbo80245/
Ierbo8041/
Sirbo8037/
Irbou801/
Girbau731,181/
Irbouh73202/
Gierba73160/
Gerbou73124/
Gerbod73119/
Girbaç7398/
Girewo7392/
Girbas7360/
Hirbod7355/
Ghirba7353/
Gurboo7340/
Guerbo7338/
Gerbot7328/
Airebo7322/
Gürboy7320/
Gerrbo7318/
Sierbo7316/
Grebou7312/
Guirba7311/
Gerboš7311/
Chirbo7310/
Iorboh739/
Gerbos736/
Cuirbo736/
Airboo733/
Girbat733/
Djirbo732/
Zgirba732/
Gerboa732/
Hairbo731/
Gireba731/
Gurboy731/
Sairbo731/
Gierwo731/
Guirwo731/
Greboh731/
Ceirbo731/
Zirebo731/
Gürboğa67731/
Gerboğa67534/
Gerboth67384/
Gerboud67303/
Erbo67232/
Girbach67150/
Gerbout6786/
Girevoy6779/
Gurbhoo6768/
Irba6751/
Gerbois6728/
Girbaut6724/
Girbaud6713/
Gerboux678/
Guerbos675/
Airebho673/
Greïbou673/
Irvo672/
Hirbout671/
Yrbo671/
Yirebou671/
Shgirba671/
Hirboud671/
Kheirbo671/
Goirvoo671/
Girbash671/
Guerboo671/
Hairbot671/
Chirbou671/
Gerbouz671/
Guerboi671/
Gairuop671/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Girbo
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