Igbi Surname
Approximately 829 people bear this surname
Igbi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 806 | 1:219,780 | 12,992 |
| Cameroon | 17 | 1:1,221,710 | 73,195 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
Igbi (49) may also be a first name.
Igbi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Igbi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Igbi (Russian: Игби) occurs most in Nigeria. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Igbi? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 418,906th most commonly held surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 8,790,767 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Igbi reside; 97 percent reside in West Africa and 97 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,430,306th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world, borne by 49 people.
This last name is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is held by 806 people, or 1 in 219,780. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Delta, where 59 percent live, Rivers, where 17 percent live and Lagos, where 8 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria it is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 2 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Igbi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Igbi in the Russian language | ||
| Игби | igbi | - |
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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 Igbi
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