Ikobi Surname

1,076,574th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 230 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ikobi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ikobi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1861:952,38040,741
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Ikobi (28) may also be a first name.

Ikobi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ikobi occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ikobi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ikobi is the 1,076,574th most frequent last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 31,684,982 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Ikobi live; 81 percent live in West Africa and 81 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,994,417th most prevalent first name internationally It is held by 28 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 186 people, or 1 in 952,380. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Cross River, where 77 percent live, Lagos, where 11 percent live and Federal Capital Territory, where 5 percent live. Besides Nigeria this surname exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 15 percent live and Japan, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ikobit9112/
Gikobi9111/
Ikoboi9111/
Aikobi9110/
Iokobi913/
Jikobi911/
Aijkobi832/
Ikoibai831/
Ikoba801,898/
Ikobe80305/
Ekobi8072/
Ikabi8042/
Ikebi8023/
Ikubi808/
Ukobi803/
Ikoubait777/
Gicobi732,129/
Ikhabi73223/
Ikooba73110/
Ekoboi7391/
Ekoubi7387/
Ikouba7383/
Ikubie7371/
Ikoive7322/
Gikobe7318/
Aikabi7313/
Yokobi738/
Ikabit738/
Ikuobe735/
Yikoba735/
Ajkobi735/
Ekobie733/
Oikoba733/
Ikobee733/
Jikubi732/
Ukuobi732/
Ikhoba732/
Ikobyo732/
Ikuboi731/
Ikhobe731/
Ykoubi731/
Hikubi731/
Oikobe731/
Gikubi731/
Oikabi731/
Ikobet731/
Ikubui731/
Icobit731/
Ikhubi731/
Ikabio731/
Ikaebi731/
Aikoba731/
Ikabhai67111/
Yokoibi677/
Ikoiveh674/
Ikubhai673/
Ikuibie673/
Ikubait672/
Iskobey671/
Ikhouba671/
Ikabeit671/
Ikabais671/
Yokobio671/
Haikabi671/
Ikhabhi671/
Aitkabi671/
Jikabai671/
Ikhebie671/

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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 Ikobi
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