Okigbo Surname

255,091st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,547 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Okigbo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Okigbo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,4451:122,5908,061
United States521:6,970,364322,914
England281:1,989,93178,001
Belgium61:1,916,107103,447
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Okigbo (62) may also be a first name.

Okigbo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Okigbo is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Okigbo? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 255,091st most numerous family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 4,710,760 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 94 percent of Okigbo reside; 93 percent reside in West Africa and 93 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Okigbo is also the 1,246,114th most frequently held forename in the world It is held by 62 people.

It is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is carried by 1,445 people, or 1 in 122,590. In Nigeria Okigbo is primarily found in: Enugu, where 24 percent live, Lagos, where 15 percent live and Abia, where 13 percent live. Other than Nigeria Okigbo exists in 11 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 3 percent live and England, where 2 percent live.

Okigbo Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Okigbo surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.

Okigbo earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 47.5% more than the national average, earning $63,643 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Okeigbo92219/
Okaigbo9219/
Okoigbo9217/
Okiogbo9215/
Okuigbo924/
Okiegbo923/
Okhigbo923/
Okeingbo862/
Okugbo83364/
Okegbo83215/
Ekigbo83124/
Okigba8313/
Akigbo838/
Ochigbo779,831/
Ekeigbo77172/
Okeagbo7765/
Ekuigbo7721/
Ukaigbo7712/
Okuegbo779/
Okoigba776/
Okeugbo776/
Akaigbo774/
Okugbuo774/
Akoigbo772/
Ekaigbo771/
Akeigbo771/
Okaigba771/
Okeigba771/
Okoygbo771/
Okugboh771/
Akhigbo771/
Ocheigbo7119/
Okhaigba7113/
Ochigboo714/
Akaigbou711/
Okuegbuo711/
Akugbo67169/
Okugba67158/
Ekegbo67155/
Okegba6731/
Ekugbo6714/
Akegbo6714/
Ukegbo674/
Akigba672/
Ekigba671/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Okigbo
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis