Igobe Surname
Approximately 66 people bear this surname
Igobe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Botswana | 33 | 1:66,271 | 11,607 |
| Uganda | 22 | 1:1,774,513 | 60,490 |
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| Papua New Guinea | 3 | 1:2,717,906 | 153,458 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Igobe (134) may also be a first name.
Igobe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Igobe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Igobe occurs more in Botswana more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Igobe? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,352,516th most widely held family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 110,417,362 people. The last name Igobe occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Igobe live; 50 percent live in Southern Africa and 50 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Igobe is also the 800,975th most widely held forename world-wide. It is borne by 134 people.
The surname Igobe is most commonly used in Botswana, where it is carried by 33 people, or 1 in 66,271. Outside of Botswana Igobe exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 33 percent are found and Nigeria, where 9 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ighobe | 91 | 16 | / |
| Igoobe | 91 | 10 | / |
| Aigobe | 91 | 1 | / |
| Igobie | 91 | 1 | / |
| Gigobe | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ighoebe | 83 | 10 | / |
| Gigoube | 83 | 2 | / |
| Hingobe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ingoube | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ingobee | 83 | 1 | / |
| Igube | 80 | 2,303 | / |
| Igowe | 80 | 48 | / |
| Igobi | 80 | 44 | / |
| Egobe | 80 | 36 | / |
| Igoba | 80 | 30 | / |
| Igabe | 80 | 28 | / |
| Igebe | 80 | 21 | / |
| Ugobe | 80 | 5 | / |
| Igove | 80 | 3 | / |
| Ingobi | 73 | 734 | / |
| Igouwe | 73 | 507 | / |
| Igoweh | 73 | 46 | / |
| Oigebe | 73 | 36 | / |
| Yogobe | 73 | 14 | / |
| Ighove | 73 | 14 | / |
| Esgobe | 73 | 12 | / |
| Ugoebe | 73 | 12 | / |
| Ingabe | 73 | 11 | / |
| Ingowe | 73 | 8 | / |
| Gigabe | 73 | 7 | / |
| Ingove | 73 | 6 | / |
| Ighebe | 73 | 4 | / |
| Igiebe | 73 | 4 | / |
| Engobe | 73 | 3 | / |
| Aigove | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ighabe | 73 | 3 | / |
| Oigabe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Igubeh | 73 | 2 | / |
| Igouba | 73 | 2 | / |
| Egobie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yigebe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gegobe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gigobi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ugobie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Igaber | 73 | 1 | / |
| Igabee | 73 | 1 | / |
| Isgobi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ingoby | 73 | 0 | / |
| Higabe | 73 | 0 | / |
| Ighouba | 67 | 144 | / |
| Hengobe | 67 | 108 | / |
| Ingobai | 67 | 49 | / |
| Ighovie | 67 | 36 | / |
| Yogobea | 67 | 27 | / |
| Isgoowe | 67 | 14 | / |
| Ighabie | 67 | 9 | / |
| Gaigowe | 67 | 5 | / |
| Eigebee | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ighoubi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Igaabee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Isgoove | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yingobi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yigabez | 67 | 1 | / |
| Igoshwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gegohbe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gaigove | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eghobed | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eiguber | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hingabe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Higower | 67 | 1 | / |
| Higebee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jigouba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aighoba | 67 | 1 | / |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Igobe
- 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