Igbom Surname

764,765th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 373 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Igbom Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Igbom Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3711:477,47424,038
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Igbom (18) may also be a first name.

Igbom Last Name Facts

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

The last name Igbom is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Igbom? popularity and diffusion

Igbom is the 764,765th most widely held family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 19,537,657 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Igbom reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Igbom is also the 2,608,198th most commonly held first name globally. It is borne by 18 people.

The surname is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is carried by 371 people, or 1 in 477,474. In Nigeria Igbom is most frequent in: Benue, where 46 percent live, Abia, where 12 percent live and Lagos, where 11 percent live. Outside of Nigeria this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 0 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Igbome9137/
Iggbom9119/
Aigbom912/
Ingbom911/
Igbomg911/
Igboom911/
Higbom910/
Ingboum837/
Ingboom831/
Igboism831/
Igbon80684/
Egbom80612/
Igbum80178/
Igbam8094/
Ugbom8041/
Igwom8035/
Igbochim774/
Igbong73376/
Igboin73336/
Igbone73313/
Engbom73125/
Igboon7363/
Hegbom7360/
Hägbom7338/
Aigbum7311/
Igbamg739/
Higbon739/
Ingbam736/
Ängbom736/
Egbuom735/
Igboun733/
Egbome732/
Uigbon731/
Eigbon731/
Igbhon731/
Igbame731/
Oigbon731/
Aigbon731/
Igbatim67652/
Häggbom67249/
Aigboun6722/
Igbonne674/
Hegboum672/
Hingbon671/
Igbaatm671/
Eigbame671/
Igbatem671/
Ingboon671/
Engbhom671/
Hegboom671/
Heigbon670/

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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 Igbom
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