Imobu Surname
Approximately 12 people bear this surname
Imobu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 10 | 1:17,714,276 | 277,641 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
Imobu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Imobu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Imobu is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Imobu? popularity and diffusion
The surname Imobu is the 5,587,209th most commonly held last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 83 percent of Imobu reside; 83 percent reside in West Africa and 83 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
This surname is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is borne by 10 people, or 1 in 17,714,276. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Federal Capital Territory, where 50 percent are found, Lagos, where 30 percent are found and Ekiti, where 10 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 8 percent are found and South Korea, where 8 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Imhobu | 91 | 20 | / |
| Imobou | 91 | 5 | / |
| Imabu | 80 | 106 | / |
| Emobu | 80 | 13 | / |
| Imowu | 80 | 3 | / |
| Imubu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Umobu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Himabu | 73 | 10 | / |
| Emoebu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Imabhu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Imubuu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jimabu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Emhoebu | 67 | 16 | / |
| Aimabou | 67 | 14 | / |
| Imusbau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yimebou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Imabout | 67 | 1 | / |
| Imabuch | 67 | 1 | / |
| Immabhu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Umabu | 60 | 433 | / |
| Emebu | 60 | 221 | / |
| Emabu | 60 | 64 | / |
| Umebu | 60 | 24 | / |
| Imawu | 60 | 4 | / |
| Emubu | 60 | 2 | / |
| Imavu | 60 | 1 | / |
| Haimouwou | 57 | 1 | / |
| Emabut | 55 | 42 | / |
| Gimavu | 55 | 41 | / |
| Emabou | 55 | 18 | / |
| Umabau | 55 | 14 | / |
| Emmabu | 55 | 3 | / |
| Emebou | 55 | 1 | / |
| Gimawu | 55 | 1 | / |
| Emebhu | 55 | 1 | / |
| Hemabou | 50 | 3 | / |
| Hemabud | 50 | 1 | / |
| Ematbou | 50 | 1 | / |
| Gemabou | 50 | 1 | / |
| Yomabou | 50 | 1 | / |
| Hemebou | 50 | 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 Imobu
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