Igbou Surname

4,307,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ivory Coast
Highest density in:
Ivory Coast

Igbou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Igbou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ivory Coast181:1,281,73528,562
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603

Igbou Last Name Facts

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

Igbou has its highest incidence in The Ivory Coast. It can appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Igbou? popularity and diffusion

The surname Igbou is the 4,307,654th most commonly occurring surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 347,025,996 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 76 percent of Igbou are found; 76 percent are found in West Africa and 62 percent are found in Mande Africa.

The last name is most commonly used in The Ivory Coast, where it is carried by 18 people, or 1 in 1,281,735. In The Ivory Coast it is primarily found in: Montagnes District, where 72 percent are found and Abidjan Autonomous District, where 28 percent are found. Outside of The Ivory Coast it exists in one country. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 14 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Igbo8930,457/
Igbu89273/
Igboh80541/
Igbus80160/
Aigbo80152/
Igboa80118/
Igboi8080/
Igbos8076/
Egbou8063/
Igboe8027/
Jigbo8026/
Igbue8015/
Eigbo8014/
Oigbo8012/
Igbud8011/
Igboo8011/
Ingbo809/
Jigbu804/
Igbeu804/
Igbui803/
Gigbu803/
Oigbu802/
Iggbo801/
Igbuo801/
Aigbu801/
Igbod801/
Igboy801/
Higbo801/
Gigbo801/
Igbut801/
Higbu800/
Igboji734,444/
Igbayo73237/
Igboyi73171/
Igbowe73124/
Aigboa7348/
Igboja7342/
Igbuya7339/
Igboje7332/
Jingbo7324/
Aigbos7323/
Hingbo7316/
Igboye7314/
Aingbo7312/
Yingbo7311/
Igbauu739/
Igbuji739/
Igbahu737/
Igbaue736/
Igbajo735/
Gingbo735/
Igboyo734/
Igboij733/
Hingbu731/
Gaigbo731/
Eigbue731/
Jighbo731/
Igboya731/
Igboii731/
Igbuth731/
Gigboy731/
Igbeyo731/
Ingboo731/
Hiegbo731/
Yigbeu731/
Jingbu731/
Oigboo731/
Oigboz731/
Igbuje731/
Igbuoe731/
Igbuud731/
Eigbod731/
Aigbuz731/
Aigbohoue7116/
Egbo6748,962/
Igba6720,515/
Egbu674,568/
Igua672,262/
Aigboje67544/
Igwo67537/
Igwu67496/
Igboaja6764/
Igboeje6744/
Aigboja676/
Iguo674/
Aigboye674/
Igbogie674/
Igboiyi674/
Ehiegbu673/
Aigboyi673/
Igbojii673/
Igbojah672/
Igbojie672/
Igvu672/
Aigbeua671/
Jigboye671/
Aigbuyi671/
Igbohwe671/
Ahiegbu671/
Eigboja671/
Igbuoye671/
Igbooji671/
Igbaowa671/
Ahaigbo671/
Igbauwe671/
Igoueyi671/
Ygbo671/
Ohiegbo671/
Igbaiyo671/
Igbuoji671/
Igbauji671/
Igbioyi671/
Aigboia671/

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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 Igbou
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