Igobah Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Igobah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Igobah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria141:12,653,054227,444
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Igobah Last Name Facts

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

The last name Igobah occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Igobah? popularity and diffusion

Igobah is the 5,057,639th most commonly occurring family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. The surname Igobah is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Igobah live; 93 percent live in West Africa and 93 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 14 people, or 1 in 12,653,054. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Lagos, where 93 percent are found. Not including Nigeria this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 7 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Igoubah921/
Igoba9130/
Ighoubah86222/
Ingoba83920/
Igouba832/
Aighobaha801/
Ighouba77144/
Ingobai7749/
Gingoba7722/
Hingoba7713/
Jigouba771/
Ing'oba771/
Egobaha771/
Ingouba771/
Aighoba771/
Igaba73323/
Igova73216/
Igobo73191/
Ugoba73144/
Egoba73111/
Iguba7335/
Igeba731/
Igowa731/
Ginggoba716/
Eghoubah711/
Aighouba711/
Ighoubàh711/
Oingoiba711/
Gigaba672,073/
Gigova671,141/
Ingobo67116/
Inguba6746/
Aigaba6736/
Egowah6732/
Jigaba6728/
Engoba6724/
Ingova6721/
Yogoba6717/
Iegova6710/
Iogova675/
Igaboh674/
Igohwo674/
Ugabah672/
Ugoboh671/
Yigaba671/
Gigobo671/
Eghoba671/
Igoboiowa671/
Oigaba671/
Aiguba671/
Ijgobo671/
Igeboh671/
Aigova671/
Egobau671/
Aichgouba671/
Igaaba671/
Igabai671/
Igouwa671/
Ingaba671/

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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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  • 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 Igobah
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