Igibe Surname

990,978th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 259 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Igibe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Igibe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea2501:32,6153,803
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
England11:55,718,059489,080

Igibe (235) may also be a first name.

Igibe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Igibe is found most frequently in Papua New Guinea. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Igibe? popularity and diffusion

The last name Igibe is the 990,978th most numerous family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 28,137,243 people. The last name Igibe is primarily found in Oceania, where 97 percent of Igibe reside; 97 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 97 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Igibe is also the 584,346th most widespread first name globally, held by 235 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 250 people, or 1 in 32,615. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily concentrated in: Hela, where 89 percent are found, National Capital District, where 8 percent are found and West New Britain, where 3 percent are found. Without taking into account Papua New Guinea this last name exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 3 percent are found and Australia, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gigibe917/
Iguibe917/
Igiebe914/
Jigibe912/
Ingibe911/
Ingiebe8321/
Hingibe836/
Igibehi831/
Gingibe831/
Igube802,303/
Izibe80112/
Igiba8095/
Igive8044/
Isibe8028/
Igebe8021/
Igiwe8014/
Egibe8012/
Ugibe8010/
Igybe804/
Ijibe803/
Ingiebeh771/
Igiewe73519/
Ichibe73290/
Ingebe7355/
Oigebe7336/
Ighiba7331/
Igibay7328/
Ighive7320/
Igibai7313/
Iziebe739/
Hizibe739/
Iguiwe738/
Gigive735/
Eguibe735/
Izibee734/
Igibio734/
Ighebe734/
Jigiba733/
Igubeh732/
Aigibi731/
Isiber731/
Higive731/
Hisibe731/
Igaiba731/
Igibaa731/
Ijibeh731/
Izaibe731/
Yigebe731/
Ugiebe731/
Eigebee672/
Igieboi672/
Gaizibe672/
Iguibai672/
Higebee671/
Izibest671/
Iguibay671/
Itchibe671/
Izibehe671/
Yogibhe671/
Engiebe671/
Ighebet671/
Igiewie671/
Gizebhe671/

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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
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  • 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 Igibe
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