Igboo Surname
5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 11 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria
Igboo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 11 | 1:16,103,887 | 259,204 |
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oigboo | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ingboo | 91 | 1 | / |
| Igbo | 89 | 30,457 | / |
| Igboh | 80 | 541 | / |
| Aigbo | 80 | 152 | / |
| Igboa | 80 | 118 | / |
| Egboo | 80 | 114 | / |
| Igboi | 80 | 80 | / |
| Igbos | 80 | 76 | / |
| Igboe | 80 | 27 | / |
| Jigbo | 80 | 26 | / |
| Igbou | 80 | 21 | / |
| Eigbo | 80 | 14 | / |
| Oigbo | 80 | 12 | / |
| Ingbo | 80 | 9 | / |
| Igboy | 80 | 1 | / |
| Higbo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Igbod | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gigbo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ugboo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Iggbo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Igbuo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Aigboa | 73 | 48 | / |
| Jingbo | 73 | 24 | / |
| Aigbos | 73 | 23 | / |
| Hingbo | 73 | 16 | / |
| Aingbo | 73 | 12 | / |
| Yingbo | 73 | 11 | / |
| Iguood | 73 | 6 | / |
| Gingbo | 73 | 5 | / |
| Igboij | 73 | 3 | / |
| Hiegbo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Igbuoe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oigboz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eigbod | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gigboy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jighbo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gaigbo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aigbodowa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Egbo | 67 | 48,962 | / |
| Igba | 67 | 20,515 | / |
| Ugbo | 67 | 10,094 | / |
| Igwo | 67 | 537 | / |
| Igbu | 67 | 273 | / |
| Igboaja | 67 | 64 | / |
| Iguo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hingwoo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ohiegbo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ygbo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ahaigbo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Igbaowa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Higwood | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Igboo
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis