Idobo Surname

945,594th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 277 people bear this surname

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

Idobo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Idobo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2241:790,81635,405
Papua New Guinea461:177,25524,620
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Idobo (36) may also be a first name.

Idobo Last Name Facts

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

Idobo is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Idobo? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 945,594th most numerous family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 26,308,830 people. The surname Idobo occurs predominantly in Africa, where 83 percent of Idobo are found; 81 percent are found in West Africa and 81 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Idobo is also the 1,717,090th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world It is held by 36 people.

The last name Idobo is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 224 people, or 1 in 790,816. In Nigeria Idobo is most frequent in: Akwa Ibom, where 76 percent are found, Cross River, where 9 percent are found and Bayelsa, where 6 percent are found. Beside Nigeria this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 17 percent are found and Uganda, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gidobo9129/
Hidobo9119/
Aidobo9117/
Iduobo9114/
Idoubo9114/
Idoboh911/
Idoibo911/
Iduoboh831/
Oidoubo831/
Idowo80391/
Edobo80388/
Idoba8073/
Udobo8056/
Idabo8033/
Idubo8025/
Idebo803/
Idovo802/
Jdobo801/
Idaboh73183/
Iddoba73126/
Idowou7381/
Idohwo7376/
Iduoba7335/
Edoboh7321/
Idowoj7319/
Idowuo7316/
Edobos7316/
Idobat7315/
Udoibo7310/
Aidovo7310/
Eidebo7310/
Idhoba738/
Idooba738/
Eduobo738/
Gidabo738/
Gidoba736/
Udoboh736/
Uduobo734/
Aidebo733/
Aidoba733/
Hidowo732/
Iduboh732/
E'Dobo732/
Idoiwo732/
Idaboy732/
Aidabo731/
Edo'bo731/
Uddobo731/
Gidovo731/
Edoboi731/
Edoboa731/
Idabou731/
Idubou731/
Hidovo731/
Eidabo731/
Edobot731/
Udoboi731/
Idoowo731/
Udoobo731/
Udhobo731/
Hidabo731/
Haidoubou711/
Hedoubo67114/
Haidoba67104/
Udouboh6784/
Udoeboi6727/
Heidebo6717/
Idobatt676/
Udoeboh676/
Eddoboh673/
Idojwod671/
Iduobah671/
Edoubou671/
Idoowuo671/
Haidebo671/
Haidabo671/
Idhowou671/
Idduoba671/

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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 Idobo
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