Isobo Surname

966,131st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 269 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Isobo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Isobo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2391:741,18333,732
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Isobo (220) may also be a first name.

Isobo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Isobo is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Isobo? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 966,131st most numerous last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 27,091,249 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Isobo reside; 89 percent reside in West Africa and 89 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Isobo is also the 608,246th most frequently held given name at a global level. It is borne by 220 people.

The surname Isobo is most common in Nigeria, where it is held by 239 people, or 1 in 741,183. In Nigeria Isobo is primarily concentrated in: Bayelsa, where 41 percent live, Cross River, where 22 percent live and Rivers, where 18 percent live. Excluding Nigeria it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 10 percent live and The United Arab Emirates, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Isoboh9133/
Ishobo9131/
Isiobo917/
Issobo913/
Gisobo911/
Isoboa911/
Ishoibo8323/
Issoubo834/
Isoubou833/
Izobo801,631/
Isoba80410/
Isowo80298/
Isabo80169/
Esobo80155/
Usobo8081/
Isebo8072/
Isubo807/
Ijobo807/
Icobo801/
Isovo801/
Issoubou77277/
Iessoubo771/
Isooba732,620/
Itsubo73572/
Essobo73216/
Usoboh73181/
Izoboh73153/
Ishowo7388/
Esiobo7378/
Ishabo7341/
Yisabo7334/
Etsobo7328/
Ishebo7325/
Isosuo7321/
Issabo7318/
Jisabo7318/
Isaabo7312/
Aisabo739/
Egiobo738/
Isabot737/
Gisabo736/
Aisovo736/
Iseboh734/
Usiobo734/
Esoibo733/
Eshobo733/
Escobo733/
Issoba733/
Gisoba733/
Eziobo732/
Iseebo731/
Isompo731/
Ishoba731/
Isiebo731/
Usoebo731/
Izoboi731/
Izobho731/
Isobah731/
Ichobo731/
Isiabo731/
Gisubo731/
Issebo731/
Hisoba731/
Isobat731/
Esoybo731/
Izoibo731/
Idjobo731/
Iosoboaia711/
Hiessoubo711/
Isssoubou711/
Idssoubou711/
Essoubo67164/
Usioboh67103/
Issabou6794/
Isuosuo6785/
Issouba6729/
Issobat6726/
Aizoboa6718/
Issebou676/
Aisovoh675/
Itchobo673/
Ehsoubo672/
Gesobho672/
Aitsubo671/
Ishawoo671/
Hisaubo671/
Ichoubo671/
Issooba671/
Yissabo671/
Gessobo671/
Egioboh671/
Aigiobo671/
Ushoboh671/
Usoiboh671/

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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 Isobo
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