Igabo Surname

1,222,957th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 191 people bear this surname

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

Igabo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Igabo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1551:1,142,85746,821
Papua New Guinea201:407,68653,132
Japan121:10,653,69145,407
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676

Igabo (53) may also be a first name.

Igabo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Igabo is found most in Nigeria. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Igabo? popularity and diffusion

The surname Igabo is the 1,222,957th most common family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 38,154,691 people. Igabo is predominantly found in Africa, where 83 percent of Igabo live; 81 percent live in West Africa and 81 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Igabo is also the 1,366,219th most frequently used first name worldwide, held by 53 people.

The last name Igabo is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 155 people, or 1 in 1,142,857. In Nigeria Igabo is primarily found in: Benue, where 68 percent are found, Bayelsa, where 9 percent are found and Rivers, where 8 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria Igabo occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 10 percent are found and Japan, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ingabo91140/
Oigabo9121/
Gigabo918/
Igaboh914/
Aigabo911/
Gingabo8379/
Jingabo8321/
Inggabo836/
Hingabo831/
Igaba80323/
Igobo80191/
Ugabo80101/
Egabo8093/
Igawo8067/
Igavo8019/
Jingaboi7716/
Inggabou7710/
Hingaboy771/
Jigabhoi771/
Gigabhoy771/
Gigaba732,073/
Ingawo73301/
Ingavo73151/
Ingobo73116/
Aigaba7336/
Jigaba7328/
Yigawo7321/
Ighawo7320/
Egabou7319/
Igiebo7313/
Hegabo7312/
Engabo734/
Hugabo733/
Ugaboh732/
Egaboa732/
Igaaba731/
Gigobo731/
Eghabo731/
Ighebo731/
Oigaba731/
Yigaba731/
Yogabo731/
Ingaba731/
Igavou731/
Igeboi731/
Igeboh731/
Ijgobo731/
Igaiba731/
Jingabhoi711/
Gingabhoi711/
Yingawo67219/
Eghaboh6747/
Ighawho678/
Jighaba674/
Jigabha673/
Ighahwo673/
Igieboi672/
Gighaba671/
Yogabou671/
Yingaba671/
Hingawo671/
Hingavo671/

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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 Igabo
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