Origbo Surname
Approximately 2,959 people bear this surname
Origbo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 2,926 | 1:60,541 | 4,505 |
| England | 14 | 1:3,979,861 | 125,553 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| Senegal | 4 | 1:3,644,836 | 6,064 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
Origbo (125) may also be a first name.
Origbo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Origbo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Origbo is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Origbo.
How Common Is The Last Name Origbo? popularity and diffusion
It is the 149,316th most commonly used surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 2,462,841 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Origbo are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 832,731st most frequently held given name in the world, held by 125 people.
The surname is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 2,926 people, or 1 in 60,541. In Nigeria Origbo is mostly found in: Delta, where 31 percent reside, Benue, where 22 percent reside and Ebonyi, where 18 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria this last name occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in England, where 0 percent reside and South Africa, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oriogbo | 92 | 22 | / |
| Oruigbo | 92 | 17 | / |
| Origboh | 92 | 7 | / |
| Orhigbo | 92 | 1 | / |
| Oreigbo | 92 | 1 | / |
| Orugbo | 83 | 821 | / |
| Arigbo | 83 | 444 | / |
| Erigbo | 83 | 48 | / |
| Origba | 83 | 38 | / |
| Oregbo | 83 | 26 | / |
| Origwo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Orugboh | 77 | 383 | / |
| Erigbuo | 77 | 64 | / |
| Orugbuo | 77 | 4 | / |
| Ouregbo | 77 | 2 | / |
| Oyrigba | 77 | 1 | / |
| Orugbho | 77 | 1 | / |
| Eriegbo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Erigboo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Orighwo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Orioghwo | 71 | 96 | / |
| Origua | 67 | 479 | / |
| Orugba | 67 | 144 | / |
| Arigba | 67 | 48 | / |
| Erigba | 67 | 29 | / |
| Arugbo | 67 | 29 | / |
| Oregba | 67 | 12 | / |
| Aregbo | 67 | 10 | / |
| Erugbo | 67 | 5 | / |
| Orikwo | 67 | 4 | / |
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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 Origbo
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