Oligbo Surname

472,684th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 709 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Ivory Coast

Oligbo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oligbo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria4181:423,78721,950
Ivory Coast2351:98,1755,114
England261:2,143,00282,017
United States221:16,475,406557,260
France71:9,488,960336,266
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Oligbo (185) may also be a first name.

Oligbo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Oligbo occurs most in Nigeria. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Oligbo.

How Common Is The Last Name Oligbo? popularity and diffusion

It is the 472,684th most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 10,278,626 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 80 percent of Oligbo reside; 80 percent reside in West Africa and 80 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 669,105th most commonly used first name globally It is held by 185 people.

It is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 418 people, or 1 in 423,787. In Nigeria it is most common in: Lagos, where 27 percent reside, Delta, where 20 percent reside and Enugu, where 16 percent reside. Barring Nigeria this last name is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in The Ivory Coast, where 33 percent reside and England, where 4 percent reside.

Oligbo Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Oligbo are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% registered with the party.

Oligbo earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 16.05% more than the national average, earning $50,073 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oluigbo921,302/
Oligboh925/
Oliegbo924/
Oliugbo922/
Oleigbo922/
Oeligbo921/
Oligboha862/
Oluicgbo861/
Olugbo83813/
Aligbo83778/
Olegbo83109/
Eligbo8359/
Uligbo8316/
Oligba832/
Olygbo831/
Olugbuo7798/
Alligbo7729/
Aliegbo7716/
Alaigbo778/
Oleagbo777/
Aliugbo771/
Eloigbo771/
Oliegba771/
Olugboj771/
Oluggbuo713/
Aligba671,325/
Aligwo67281/
Elegbo6779/
Alegbo6743/
Olugba6736/
Alugbo6731/
Eligba679/
Olegba676/
Aliguo675/
Elugbo671/

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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 Oligbo
  • 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