Igbobi Surname

2,220,661st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 73 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Iceland

Igbobi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Igbobi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria691:2,567,28683,988
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Iceland11:380,09011,096

Igbobi (14) may also be a first name.

Igbobi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Igbobi is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Igbobi.

How Common Is The Last Name Igbobi? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,220,661st most numerous surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 99,829,396 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Igbobi are found; 95 percent are found in West Africa and 95 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Igbobi is also the 3,024,661st most frequently occurring first name on earth. It is borne by 14 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 69 people, or 1 in 2,567,286. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Lagos, where 68 percent live, Kogi, where 19 percent live and Rivers, where 7 percent live. Aside from Nigeria it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 4 percent live and Iceland, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Igbobie92128/
Igboebi927/
Igboobi925/
Igbobhio8644/
Aigbobhi863/
Aigbobgi861/
Ugbobi83193/
Igboba8392/
Igbebi8361/
Egbobi8360/
Igbabi831/
Igwobi831/
Egbuobi7731/
Igbebai7717/
Aigboba775/
Igboiwe773/
Igbooba773/
Ugboybi771/
Igbuoba771/
Igbabio771/
Egboubi771/
Igboboa771/
Igwuobi771/
Aigbabi771/
Igbowei771/
Aigbovis711/
Egbebi675,634/
Igbebe67164/
Igbowe67124/
Igwabi6769/
Igbaba6763/
Egbobe6755/
Iguoba6747/
Igbabe6743/
Ugbebi6729/
Ugbabi6725/
Igwoba6719/
Iguabi6712/
Ugbobe6711/
Igbube6710/
Egbovi672/
Igbowuihe671/
Eguobi671/
Egwobi671/
Egboba671/
Egbabi671/
Aigbovoid671/

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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 Igbobi
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