Ikeobi Surname

783,439th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 361 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ikeobi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Ikeobi Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3571:496,19824,800
England21:27,859,030389,889
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Ikeobi (16) may also be a first name.

Ikeobi Last Name Facts

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

Ikeobi is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Ikeobi.

How Common Is The Last Name Ikeobi? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 783,439th most prevalent surname globally, borne by around 1 in 20,187,108 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Ikeobi live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ikeobi is also the 2,786,762nd most widespread first name on earth. It is borne by 16 people.

The surname is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is held by 357 people, or 1 in 496,198. In Nigeria it is most common in: Enugu, where 30 percent reside, Lagos, where 25 percent reside and Niger, where 9 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in England, where 1 percent reside and Austria, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ikejobi922/
Ikeobii921/
Ikejiobi86122/
Ekeobi8369/
Ikeoba8332/
Ikoiubi775/
Ikajobi772/
Ikioubi771/
Ikujobi771/
Ikejiobe711/
Ikeyoebe711/
Ikejiovi711/
Ikejioba711/
Ekeoba67737/
Ikioba673/
Ekeobe672/
Ikiobe671/
Ikojoobih671/
Ekiobi671/
Ikyabi671/
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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 Ikeobi
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