Izozo Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Izozo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Izozo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Izozo (9) may also be a first name.

Izozo Last Name Facts

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

Izozo is most common in Nigeria. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Izozo? popularity and diffusion

The surname Izozo is the 7,117,718th most numerous family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 57 percent of Izozo reside; 43 percent reside in West Africa and 43 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Izozo is also the 3,941,740th most commonly held first name in the world, held by 9 people.

The surname is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 59,047,586. In Nigeria Izozo is most numerous in: Bayelsa, where 33 percent are found, Benue, where 33 percent are found and Delta, where 33 percent are found. Other than Nigeria it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 43 percent are found and South Africa, where 14 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Izuozo911/
Izoizo911/
Gizozo911/
Izozou911/
Ezozo80284/
Izoco8036/
Uzozo8021/
Izazo801/
Izuzo801/
Izojo801/
Izoza801/
Eziozo7350/
Ezuozo739/
Hizojo736/
Isiozo735/
Isozoy734/
Isozio732/
Izazou731/
Isozoi731/
Uzuozo731/
Jsiozo731/
Iziojo731/
Izadjoo6720/
Ezouzou671/

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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 Izozo
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