Igbos Surname
Approximately 76 people bear this surname
Igbos Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 51 | 1:1,985,063 | 118,763 |
| Nigeria | 23 | 1:7,701,859 | 170,290 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Igbos Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Igbos Come From? nationality or country of origin
Igbos occurs more in The Philippines more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Igbos? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,168,711th most frequent surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 95,888,762 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 68 percent of Igbos live; 67 percent live in Southeast Asia and 67 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia.
This last name is most frequently used in The Philippines, where it is held by 51 people, or 1 in 1,985,063. In The Philippines it is most numerous in: Northern Mindanao, where 39 percent live, Central Visayas, where 35 percent live and Central Luzon, where 8 percent live. Aside from The Philippines this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 30 percent live and China, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aigbos | 91 | 23 | / |
| Igbose | 91 | 7 | / |
| Igbo | 89 | 30,457 | / |
| Aigbose | 83 | 35 | / |
| Igboshe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Igboh | 80 | 541 | / |
| Igbus | 80 | 160 | / |
| Aigbo | 80 | 152 | / |
| Igboa | 80 | 118 | / |
| Egbos | 80 | 118 | / |
| Igboi | 80 | 80 | / |
| Ugbos | 80 | 37 | / |
| Jigbo | 80 | 26 | / |
| Igbas | 80 | 26 | / |
| Igbou | 80 | 21 | / |
| Eigbo | 80 | 14 | / |
| Oigbo | 80 | 12 | / |
| Igboo | 80 | 11 | / |
| Ingbo | 80 | 9 | / |
| Igbuo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Igbod | 80 | 1 | / |
| Igboy | 80 | 1 | / |
| Higbo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gigbo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Iggbo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Aigboose | 77 | 7 | / |
| Aigboise | 77 | 1 | / |
| Aigboa | 73 | 48 | / |
| Igbase | 73 | 35 | / |
| Higboc | 73 | 29 | / |
| Jingbo | 73 | 24 | / |
| Hingbo | 73 | 16 | / |
| Aingbo | 73 | 12 | / |
| Yingbo | 73 | 11 | / |
| Egbose | 73 | 6 | / |
| Gingbo | 73 | 5 | / |
| Aigbas | 73 | 5 | / |
| Igboij | 73 | 3 | / |
| Igbass | 73 | 2 | / |
| Igbuoe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oigboz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oigboo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hiegbo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ingboo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gigboy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jighbo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gaigbo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eigbod | 73 | 1 | / |
| Egbo | 67 | 48,962 | / |
| Igba | 67 | 20,515 | / |
| Igboaja | 67 | 64 | / |
| Igbatse | 67 | 13 | / |
| Igbashe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Igboche | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ygbo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ahaigbo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Igbaowa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ohiegbo | 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 Igbos
- 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