Igbe Surname
Approximately 6,559 people bear this surname
Igbe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 6,293 | 1:28,149 | 2,395 |
| Benin | 152 | 1:67,997 | 8,265 |
| Cameroon | 53 | 1:391,869 | 33,952 |
| England | 24 | 1:2,321,586 | 86,519 |
| United States | 20 | 1:18,122,947 | 588,089 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Northern Cyprus | 1 | 1:319,011 | 10,202 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Gambia | 1 | 1:1,923,451 | 1,043 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
Igbe (3,812) may also be a first name.
Igbe Demographics
Average Igbe Salary in
United States
$29,425 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Igbe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Igbe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Igbe occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Igbe? popularity and diffusion
The last name Igbe is the 74,925th most frequently occurring surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 1,111,076 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Igbe are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Igbe is also the 113,867th most widely held first name worldwide. It is borne by 3,812 people.
The surname Igbe is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 6,293 people, or 1 in 28,149. In Nigeria Igbe is mostly concentrated in: Benue, where 30 percent live, Cross River, where 11 percent live and Bayelsa, where 11 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria Igbe exists in 18 countries. It is also common in Benin, where 2 percent live and Cameroon, where 1 percent live.
Igbe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Igbe has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 667 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Igbe Last Name Statistics demography
Igbe earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 31.81% less than the national average, earning $29,425 USD per year.
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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 Igbe
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