Ibokwe Surname

2,185,341st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 75 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ibokwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ibokwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria741:2,393,82179,921
England11:55,718,059489,080

Ibokwe (23) may also be a first name.

Ibokwe Last Name Facts

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

Ibokwe is most common in Nigeria. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ibokwe? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,185,341st most widely held last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 97,167,279 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Ibokwe live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,239,265th most widely held forename internationally, borne by 23 people.

The last name Ibokwe is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 74 people, or 1 in 2,393,821. In Nigeria Ibokwe is primarily concentrated in: Benue, where 26 percent live, Abia, where 23 percent live and Lagos, where 20 percent live. Other than Nigeria it occurs in one country. It is also common in England, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ibgokwe9211/
Ijbokwe921/
Iboekwe921/
Isbokwe921/
Ibekwe8347,342/
Ubokwe8381/
Ibakwe8315/
Ibukwe836/
Ebokwe834/
Ivokwe831/
Ibekwue7729/
Ibekweh7710/
Ibeekwe778/
Ibeckwe774/
Ibehkwe773/
Ibeukwe772/
Gibokwi771/
Eboukwe771/
Ibekcwe771/
Ibakwue771/
Ibekwei771/
Ibekwee771/
Ijbokwa771/
Jibakwe771/
Eibekwe771/
Haibekwe711/
Ebekwe67158/
Ibocwa6748/
Ubakwe6748/
Ibogbe6743/
Ebukwe6712/
Ibekue6711/
Ubekwe676/
Ibegwe676/
Ibukwa673/
Ebakwe673/
Ibakwa671/
Ibukwi671/
Haibongwe671/

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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
  • 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 Ibokwe
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