Ibuowo Surname

528,890th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 612 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ibuowo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ibuowo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria6071:291,83316,383
England51:11,143,612252,590

Ibuowo (25) may also be a first name.

Ibuowo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ibuowo occurs most in Nigeria. It can also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ibuowo? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 528,890th most widespread surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 11,907,755 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Ibuowo are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,136,160th most commonly used first name on earth. It is borne by 25 people.

Ibuowo is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 607 people, or 1 in 291,833. In Nigeria Ibuowo is primarily concentrated in: Kwara, where 38 percent reside, Lagos, where 16 percent reside and Ekiti, where 10 percent reside. Not including Nigeria it exists in one country. It is also found in England, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ibowo9135/
Jibowo83106/
Hibowo833/
Ibowho832/
Ubuowo831/
Ebuowo831/
Ibhowoh771/
Aijbowo771/
Ibuobho771/
Ibobo731,589/
Ibowa73146/
Ebowo734/
Ubowo731/
Ibovo731/
Ivowo731/
Jibobo6766/
Iboboh6735/
Ibhawo6733/
Ibbawo6720/
Ubohwo6717/
Ibowua6717/
Ibabuo673/
Ajbowo672/
Aibovo671/
Aibobo671/
Ebohwo671/
Ebowou671/
Yibowa671/
Impowo671/
Iboswa671/
Ibhobo671/
Ibuavo671/
Ibuabo671/

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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
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  • 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 Ibuowo
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