Ibo Surname

25,120th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21,473 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ivory Coast
Highest density in:
Ivory Coast

Ibo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ibo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ivory Coast7,6551:3,014294
Syria3,8811:4,973557
Philippines3,2171:31,4704,587
Nigeria2,3481:75,4445,407
Indonesia1,2031:109,93311,231
Niger1,0641:18,0381,162
Chad4811:28,2583,335
Turkey2581:301,63319,740
DR Congo2531:292,01426,830
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
France1831:362,96654,247
Papua New Guinea1401:58,2417,447
India1261:6,087,820142,101
Lebanon591:95,5445,831
Malaysia581:508,52125,379
Albania411:71,0758,058
United States391:9,293,819392,288
Iraq311:1,129,73113,630
United Arab Emirates301:305,40920,323
Belgium231:499,85448,667
Solomon Islands211:27,6205,477
Netherlands171:993,36365,241
England141:3,979,861125,553
Taiwan111:2,131,34113,802
Benin101:1,033,56048,353
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Argentina91:4,749,268159,873
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Jordan81:1,105,30516,405
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Kyrgyzstan51:1,194,53165,188
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Bulgaria41:1,744,72646,837
Azerbaijan41:2,412,28025,948
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Burkina Faso21:9,176,05023,741
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Ibo (7,526) may also be a first name.

Ibo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ibo (Georgian: იბო, Hindi: इबो, Marathi: इबो) is more frequently found in The Ivory Coast than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ibo? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 25,120th most widely held surname on earth, held by around 1 in 339,382 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 46 percent of Ibo live; 45 percent live in West Africa and 38 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 74,054th most common given name globally, borne by 7,526 people.

The surname is most commonly held in The Ivory Coast, where it is borne by 7,655 people, or 1 in 3,014. In The Ivory Coast it is most prevalent in: Sassandra-Marahoué District, where 44 percent reside, Abidjan Autonomous District, where 24 percent reside and Bas-Sassandra District, where 17 percent reside. Not including The Ivory Coast this last name exists in 63 countries. It is also common in Syria, where 18 percent reside and The Philippines, where 15 percent reside.

Ibo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is primarily Sunni (98%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Ibo surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.

Ibo earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 2.7% less than the national average, earning $41,983 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jibo8618,052/
Iboy866,180/
Hibo864,286/
Gibo864,015/
Iboi863,294/
Aibo862,391/
Iboh861,194/
Ibos861,070/
Uibo861,002/
Ibot86740/
Yibo86725/
Iboa86251/
Oibo86245/
Ibuo86197/
Ibou86184/
Eibo86152/
Iboo86132/
Ibod8677/
Iboš8637/
Ibho8622/
Iebo8615/
Iobo8615/
Itbo8615/
Ibgo8614/
Isbo869/
Ijbo868/
Øibo866/
Ihbo861/
Oiboh75603/
Ibuos75583/
Ibuot75556/
Jibou75406/
Oiboo75331/
Iboud75246/
Jiboh75236/
Hibou75216/
Aiboy75202/
Ibout75188/
Hibot75177/
Giboi75107/
Jibuo75104/
Haibo75102/
Aibou7591/
Eiboh7586/
Iboot7585/
Aiboi7582/
Gaibo7576/
Gibou7561/
Goibo7548/
Aibeo7548/
Giboo7547/
Hibos7543/
Ibous7542/
Ibboh7538/
Heibo7535/
Giboh7532/
Ibosh7532/
Uibos7523/
Ibosz7521/
Høibo7517/
Jiboy7516/
Iboih7516/
Aibot7515/
Jiboi7515/
İşboz7515/
Gibuo7513/
Hiebo7512/
Giboy7511/
Iboit7511/
Ibohe7510/
Aibos759/
Iboos759/
Hiboh757/
Yibou756/
Jiboo756/
Ibgoi756/
Ibots755/
Jiebo754/
Iboha754/
Ieboh754/
Huibo753/
Aiboa753/
Ibooh753/
Jibos753/
Iboch752/
Itboy752/
Hiboa752/
Jibop752/
Ibouh752/
Eibou752/
Ibott751/
Isboo751/
Eibeo751/
Gibgo751/
Oibot751/
Aiboo751/
Ibuoe751/
Ibojh751/
Hisbo751/
Jihbo751/
Jibho751/
Jiboa751/
Jibot751/
Isbou751/
Eisbo751/
Oiboi751/
Ijboy751/
Eibgo751/
Iba6732,529/
Ebo6725,799/
Ivo6710,499/
Aiboud671,928/
Aibout671,916/
Ubo671,821/
Iwo671,769/
Jibodh67574/
Ybo67455/
Ihbous67241/
Haibou67142/
Iboaya67106/
Heibou6761/
Hiboux6755/
Hiebou6726/
Hibout6725/
Eibout6716/
Jbo679/
Hijbou678/
Jiboth678/
Jibout674/
Haiboa673/
Jibouh673/
Ibohie673/
Hiboud673/
Aibhoi672/
Ohgibo672/
Gaibou672/
Hibois672/
Ibaova671/
Aibois671/
Hibous671/
Ibá671/
Jiboih671/
Jibotz671/
Jibouz671/
Äbo671/
Ébo671/
Yiboch671/
Haiboz671/
Gaiboi671/
Aibous671/
Ohiebo671/
Ibooha671/
Jiboss671/
Jieboh671/
Jieboi671/
Eibott670/
Hibots670/
Hisbop670/

Ibo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ibo in the Georgian language
იბოibo-
Ibo in the Hindi language
इबोibo-
Ibo in the Marathi language
इबोibo-

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Footnotes

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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 Ibo
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