Igobi Surname
Approximately 44 people bear this surname
Igobi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 35 | 1:5,061,222 | 131,727 |
| Papua New Guinea | 7 | 1:1,164,817 | 109,517 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Igobi (18) may also be a first name.
Igobi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Igobi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Igobi occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Igobi? popularity and diffusion
Igobi is the 2,944,094th most numerous surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 165,626,044 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 82 percent of Igobi are found; 80 percent are found in West Africa and 80 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,608,198th most widespread given name on earth, held by 18 people.
The surname Igobi is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 35 people, or 1 in 5,061,222. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Cross River, where 46 percent reside, Bayelsa, where 40 percent reside and Lagos, where 6 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 16 percent reside and Brazil, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ingobi | 91 | 734 | / |
| Igobie | 91 | 1 | / |
| Gigobi | 91 | 1 | / |
| Isgobi | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ingobai | 83 | 49 | / |
| Yingobi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ighoubi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Egobi | 80 | 232 | / |
| Ugobi | 80 | 134 | / |
| Igabi | 80 | 84 | / |
| Igobe | 80 | 66 | / |
| Igubi | 80 | 39 | / |
| Igoba | 80 | 30 | / |
| Aighobhi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yogobi | 73 | 245 | / |
| Ingabi | 73 | 97 | / |
| Esgobi | 73 | 17 | / |
| Ighobe | 73 | 16 | / |
| Igoobe | 73 | 10 | / |
| Hegobi | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ighabi | 73 | 3 | / |
| Egoubi | 73 | 3 | / |
| Yggobi | 73 | 2 | / |
| Yghobi | 73 | 2 | / |
| Aigabi | 73 | 2 | / |
| Igouba | 73 | 2 | / |
| Egobih | 73 | 1 | / |
| Egobie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Engobi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gigobe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jngobi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Igabai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aigovi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ugobie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ugobii | 73 | 1 | / |
| Igeboi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aigobe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ingoby | 73 | 0 | / |
| Igoboiowa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ighouba | 67 | 144 | / |
| Ighovie | 67 | 36 | / |
| Igovich | 67 | 12 | / |
| Eghoebi | 67 | 11 | / |
| Ighoebe | 67 | 10 | / |
| Ighabie | 67 | 9 | / |
| Gigoube | 67 | 2 | / |
| Egoubyi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Igieboi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hingubi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gigabai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jigouba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ingobee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Engoubi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aighoba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ingoube | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yingubi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yogobio | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hingobe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ighowhi | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Igobi
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