Jigbo Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Liberia

Jigbo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jigbo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria201:8,857,138186,571
Liberia61:734,75629,369

Jigbo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Jigbo is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jigbo? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,882,373rd most prevalent family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 280,290,228 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Jigbo live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 77 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

It is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is carried by 20 people, or 1 in 8,857,138. In Nigeria Jigbo is most prevalent in: Kogi, where 35 percent reside, Ekiti, where 25 percent reside and Lagos, where 20 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria this surname is found in one country. It is also found in Liberia, where 23 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jingbo9124/
Djigbo9110/
Jighbo911/
Igbo8930,457/
Djoigbo8314/
Djigbou831/
Igboh80541/
Jigba80273/
Aigbo80152/
Igboa80118/
Igboi8080/
Igbos8076/
Sigbo8063/
Zigbo8059/
Jiguo8033/
Igbou8021/
Jegbo8015/
Eigbo8014/
Oigbo8012/
Igboo8011/
Ingbo809/
Jigwo806/
Ajgbo805/
Higbo801/
Ujgbo801/
Igboy801/
Igbod801/
Gigbo801/
Iggbo801/
Igbuo801/
Chigbo7313,625/
Zeigbo73421/
Zigbuo73271/
Djegbo73249/
Djigba7366/
Aigboa7348/
Aigbos7323/
Jaygbo7320/
Seigbo7318/
Hingbo7316/
Aingbo7312/
Yingbo7311/
Jingba736/
Jiegba736/
Gingbo735/
Saigbo735/
Igboij733/
Zigboa731/
Gigboy731/
Gaigbo731/
Giegbo731/
Ziegbo731/
Eigbod731/
Igbuoe731/
Oigboz731/
Oigboo731/
Jeagbo731/
Hiegbo731/
Aajgbo731/
Ingboo731/
Zaigbo731/
Egbo6748,962/
Igba6720,515/
Ugbo6710,094/
Igwo67537/
Chigboh67107/
Igboaja6764/
Chigboo6735/
Chigbuo6735/
Chigboa6711/
Chigbou678/
Chiegbo677/
Djoîgbo675/
Iguo674/
Djeagbo672/
Chuigbo672/
Jaigbah672/
Jinghuo672/
Djegboh672/
Ohiegbo671/
Jgwo671/
Chingbo671/
Zeigbuo671/
Ziegbuo671/
Jgba671/
Igbaowa671/
Ahaigbo671/
Jingkwo671/
Ygbo671/

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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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  • 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 Jigbo
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