Igbokwu Surname
Approximately 217 people bear this surname
Igbokwu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 213 | 1:831,656 | 36,746 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Igbokwu (46) may also be a first name.
Igbokwu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Igbokwu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Igbokwu is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Igbokwu? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,118,459th most commonly occurring last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 33,583,161 people. The last name Igbokwu is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Igbokwu are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,484,914th most prevalent first name worldwide It is held by 46 people.
Igbokwu is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 213 people, or 1 in 831,656. In Nigeria Igbokwu is primarily found in: Lagos, where 24 percent live, Enugu, where 18 percent live and Abia, where 12 percent live. Other than Nigeria this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in The United Arab Emirates, where 1 percent live and Iceland, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Igboekwu | 93 | 417 | / |
| Igbonkwu | 93 | 11 | / |
| Igboukwu | 93 | 7 | / |
| Igbokwuu | 93 | 1 | / |
| Igbokwuha | 88 | 1 | / |
| Igbukwu | 86 | 103 | / |
| Egbokwu | 86 | 84 | / |
| Igbogwu | 86 | 42 | / |
| Igbekwu | 86 | 34 | / |
| Ugbokwu | 86 | 9 | / |
| Igbakwu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Igboegwu | 80 | 240 | / |
| Aigbogwu | 80 | 9 | / |
| Egboukwu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Eigbogwu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Igbuikwu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Egbukwu | 71 | 147 | / |
| Egbekwu | 71 | 99 | / |
| Igbegwu | 71 | 63 | / |
| Ugbogwu | 71 | 47 | / |
| Igbagwu | 71 | 25 | / |
| Egbogwu | 71 | 4 | / |
| Ugbekwu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Egbakwu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Eygbogwu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Egbeukwu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Egbaekwu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Egbadkwu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Egboegwu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Igbangwu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ugbagwu | 57 | 58 | / |
| Igbugbu | 57 | 13 | / |
| Egbugwu | 57 | 2 | / |
| Egbogbu | 57 | 2 | / |
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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 Igbokwu
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