Iyobosa Surname

513,430th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 636 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Iyobosa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Iyobosa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria6221:284,79516,051
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
England21:27,859,030389,889
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Iyobosa (3,078) may also be a first name.

Iyobosa Last Name Facts

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

Iyobosa is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Iyobosa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Iyobosa is the 513,430th most frequently held family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 11,458,406 people. Iyobosa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Iyobosa are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 130,050th most common given name globally. It is borne by 3,078 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 622 people, or 1 in 284,795. In Nigeria Iyobosa is mostly found in: Edo, where 85 percent reside, Delta, where 7 percent reside and Lagos, where 4 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria Iyobosa is found in 7 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 0 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Iyobosa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Iybosa921/
Oyobosa869/
Iyobasa869/
Iyobusa863/
Iyabosa863/
Iyoboso863/
Iyobose862/
Uyobosa861/
Iyebosa861/
Iyawoosa801/
Ajibosa716/
Ayobose713/
Iyawosa713/
Ayobasa712/
Iyobeso711/
Ejobosa711/
Aijbosa711/
Iyabosi711/
Ebosa67652/
Oyibosha6711/
Oyibotsa676/
Ajibosha675/
Iyawoisa673/
Ajiobose672/
Iyawosha672/
Ayabosha671/
Oyobocha671/

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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 Iyobosa
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