Obigbo Surname

1,281,391st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 178 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Obigbo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Obigbo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1701:1,042,01643,672
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110

Obigbo (13) may also be a first name.

Obigbo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Obigbo is most common in Nigeria. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Obigbo? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,281,391st most commonly held family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 40,941,269 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Obigbo live; 96 percent live in West Africa and 96 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Obigbo is also the 3,159,357th most commonly held first name world-wide It is held by 13 people.

This surname is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is held by 170 people, or 1 in 1,042,016. In Nigeria Obigbo is mostly concentrated in: Delta, where 22 percent are found, Enugu, where 20 percent are found and Abia, where 17 percent are found. Barring Nigeria it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 4 percent are found and Liberia, where 1 percent are found.

Obigbo Last Name Statistics demography

Obigbo earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 60.96% less than the national average, earning $16,844 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Obaigbo9269/
Obiegbo9216/
Obiogbo9211/
Obigbuo923/
Obeigbo921/
Ebigbo83421/
Obigba83241/
Ovigbo8316/
Abigbo832/
Obigwo831/
Oboigba77127/
Obiogba7766/
Osuigbo7758/
Obiegba7731/
Ebigbuo7711/
Eboigbo776/
Awoigbo775/
Oweigbo774/
Obiegwo773/
Obiogwo772/
Owuigbo772/
Ebigbou772/
Ebeigbo771/
Obaigba771/
Ebigboo771/
Ebiegbo771/
Ovuigbo771/
Abaigbo771/
Ochuigbo719/
Abiegboa711/
Obaingba711/
Uybuigbo711/
Obegba6791/
Abigba6750/
Obigwa6745/
Abegbo6736/
Avigbo6725/
Ebigba6720/
Ebegbo673/
Awigbo672/
Oviguo672/
Ovigba671/
Abigwo671/
Owegbo671/

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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 Obigbo
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