Igob Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

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

Igob Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Igob Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea131:627,20974,307
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Igob Last Name Facts

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

Igob is held by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Igob click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Igob? popularity and diffusion

The last name Igob is the 4,649,889th most frequently occurring last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 404,863,662 people. Igob is mostly found in Oceania, where 72 percent of Igob are found; 72 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 72 percent are found in Papuan Oceania.

Igob is most widespread in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 13 people, or 1 in 627,209. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily found in: Madang, where 92 percent live and Morobe, where 8 percent live. Excluding Papua New Guinea it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 22 percent live and Brazil, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Isgob894/
Ingob891/
Yigob891/
Igoub891/
Jingob8015/
Gingob803/
Igov75319/
Egob7517/
Ugob7513/
Igab7512/
Igub7511/
Jgob754/
Igow753/
Igeb751/
Igop751/
Gigov671,028/
Higab67460/
Igova67216/
Đigov6764/
Igouf6744/
Hugob6733/
Iogov6710/
Ingov6710/
Ygoub678/
Ingab678/
Gigof678/
Isgov676/
Eigub674/
Iegov672/
Higop671/
Yogob671/
Uegob671/
Jigub671/
Ighab671/
Jigab671/
Eigab671/
Uugob671/
Igowa671/
Iogow670/

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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 Igob
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