Imo Surname

23,153rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23,409 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
American Samoa

Imo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Imo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria19,2371:9,2081,016
Kenya7631:60,5245,918
Togo5251:13,8053,854
India5221:1,469,47455,672
Bangladesh3601:442,65811,259
United States3141:1,154,32882,787
Indonesia3081:429,38036,011
Papua New Guinea3041:26,8213,011
Egypt1531:600,88732,813
Morocco1361:253,50142,794
DR Congo1091:677,79449,381
Germany1041:774,09157,434
Philippines1011:1,002,35986,102
Italy701:873,66766,008
Niger591:325,2889,578
England491:1,137,10353,999
Japan411:3,118,15333,477
Uganda341:1,148,21447,064
American Samoa331:1,690316
Cameroon301:692,30250,404
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Canada161:2,302,849139,666
Liberia81:551,06725,208
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Slovakia61:889,40878,715
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Saint Kitts and Nevis41:13,800846
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Burkina Faso31:6,117,36722,156
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
France21:33,211,361423,184
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Samoa11:193,8081,089
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:2,643,089124,494

The alternate forms: Imò (2) are calculated separately.

Imo (22,082) may also be a first name.

Imo Last Name Facts

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

Imo (Hindi: इमो, Marathi: इमो) is found most frequently in Nigeria. It can also be rendered as a variant: Imò. Click here for further possible spellings of Imo.

How Common Is The Last Name Imo? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 23,153rd most common surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 311,314 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 90 percent of Imo are found; 85 percent are found in West Africa and 84 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 35,102nd most numerous given name on earth, borne by 22,082 people.

The last name Imo is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is held by 19,237 people, or 1 in 9,208. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Imo, where 25 percent are found, Abia, where 17 percent are found and Ebonyi, where 9 percent are found. Besides Nigeria this surname exists in 63 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 3 percent are found and Togo, where 2 percent are found.

Imo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Imo has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Imo surname expanded 1,653 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Imo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Imo last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya and Christian (100%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Imo last name are 6.72% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 53.49% being registered with the party.

The amount Imo earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 40.95% less than the national average, earning R 140,316 per year; in United States they earn 24.34% more than the national average, earning $53,651 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.48% more than the national average, earning $56,878 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Imò892/
Gimo8652,940/
Imoh8612,134/
Jimo868,016/
Himo863,666/
Aimo863,634/
Immo86784/
Imoo86725/
Imot86353/
Eimo86329/
Imou86261/
Ismo86188/
Yimo86166/
Imos86165/
Oimo86157/
Imoi8686/
Itmo8665/
Imoy8634/
Imuo8630/
Iomo8619/
Imoa8612/
Iemo868/
Øimo866/
Imop865/
Imho865/
Imod865/
Șimo864/
Ihmo862/
Imoj861/
Imoz861/
Imgo861/
Jimoh75343,229/
Himou751,663/
Imoit751,051/
Aimos75671/
Heimo75669/
Jimmo75486/
Ismot75458/
Jihmo75346/
Jimho75198/
Haimo75136/
Eimoo75122/
Gaimo7590/
Jimos7558/
Himmo7551/
Jimou7545/
Jimoi7542/
Gimoi7541/
Himot7540/
Aimou7536/
Imooa7535/
Hiemo7535/
Aimoz7535/
Aimoa7532/
Jimot7530/
Imoud7529/
Imoot7529/
Aimop7528/
Yimou7521/
Jimoa7520/
Eimot7519/
Imouh7518/
Ismou7518/
Aimeo7515/
Aimoi7514/
Jimoj7513/
Immou7512/
Oimos7512/
Aimoo7512/
Eismo7512/
Jimod7510/
Iemmo7510/
Aimot759/
Eimos758/
Jimoy758/
Immoh757/
Aismo756/
Imhos755/
Aimoh755/
Gimgo755/
Gimou755/
Imout755/
Jismo755/
Aimoy754/
Yismo754/
Yimho754/
Yimot754/
Gimoy754/
Jimgo754/
Himoi754/
Oimoh753/
Immod753/
Himod752/
Imoos752/
Gimho752/
Iemoh752/
Imhoi752/
Imgou752/
Jimoo752/
Yitmo752/
Jimop752/
Himoj751/
Gimmo751/
Imohh751/
Immoa751/
Ismho751/
Jimuo751/
Himoh751/
Uimoh751/
Huimo751/
Ihmod751/
Himoa751/
Himoy751/
Hoimo751/
Jiemo751/
Immot751/
Ismod751/
Oimmo751/
Oimoo751/
Yimgo751/
Aimgo751/
Aimmo751/
Himoo751/
Imous751/
Itmou751/
Eimoi751/
Gimoo751/
Imoch751/
Imhop750/
Himos750/
Ima67102,557/
Umo6717,554/
Emo679,296/
Himoud67995/
Immoos67380/
Heimos67296/
Yimhoi67117/
Jimmoh67101/
Ihmoud6791/
Heimoz6778/
Gaimou6777/
Ymo6763/
Yimhoy6748/
Haimou6733/
Himmou6727/
Imhoos6716/
Imhoss6715/
Jimohh6715/
Immoud6714/
Yimmou6712/
Aimoud6712/
Himhot6711/
Jimott679/
Aimoch678/
Heimoh677/
Jihmoh676/
Jimohe676/
Jimooh675/
Aimood675/
Aimoth674/
Jismoh674/
Jimoht674/
Jmo673/
Imuoha673/
Jimohs673/
Jimohj673/
Jimoih673/
Jimohy673/
Jitmoh673/
Jgimoh673/
Jimoph673/
Huimou673/
Haimot672/
Yimgou672/
Jiemoh672/
Jiemoy672/
Heihmo671/
Imaova671/
Haimod671/
Haimoz671/
Imă671/
Imooph671/
Imaowa671/
Jimoit671/
Himohe671/
Jimohd671/
Hoimoa671/
Jimmou671/
Jimouh671/
Iomgoo671/
Émo671/
Gimgou671/
Aimmoh671/
Aimout671/
Imoush671/
Himous671/
Jimood671/
Jimosh671/
Aimous671/
Aimouz671/
Himhod671/
Himhoh671/
Jimoud670/
Imhoop670/
Uimout670/
Imhopf670/

Imo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Imo in the Marathi language
इमोimo-
Imo in the Hindi language
इमोimo80
ईमोimo20

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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 Imo
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