Zigbo Surname

2,506,728th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 59 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Liberia

Zigbo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zigbo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria241:7,380,948165,663
Ivory Coast231:1,003,09724,580
Liberia91:489,83723,279
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051

Zigbo (40) may also be a first name.

Zigbo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Zigbo is found most in Nigeria. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Zigbo click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zigbo? popularity and diffusion

The surname Zigbo is the 2,506,728th most frequently occurring last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 123,517,727 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 64 percent of Zigbo live; 64 percent live in West Africa and 47 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Zigbo is also the 1,614,485th most commonly held forename internationally It is held by 40 people.

The last name is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is held by 24 people, or 1 in 7,380,948. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Kebbi, where 88 percent reside, Ebonyi, where 4 percent reside and Enugu, where 4 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria Zigbo is found in 4 countries. It is also found in The Ivory Coast, where 39 percent reside and Liberia, where 15 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zeigbo91421/
Zigbuo91271/
Ziegbo911/
Zaigbo911/
Zigboa911/
Ziegbuo831/
Zeigbuo831/
Zegbo80163/
Zigba8071/
Sigbo8063/
Jigbo8026/
Ziguo801/
Gigbo801/
Chigbo7313,625/
Dzigba73419/
Zegbuo7395/
Zhiguo7345/
Zigbeu7320/
Seigbo7318/
Zegboo7315/
Shigbo7314/
Djigbo7310/
Zegbou739/
Sigbou736/
Zhigwo735/
Saigbo735/
Zeegbo732/
Zeagbo732/
Sigebo732/
Jighbo731/
Giegbo731/
Gigboy731/
Zhegbo731/
Zigeuo731/
Zaiguo731/
Ziegba731/
Zeegbuo6757/
Chigbuo6735/
Chigboo6735/
Zeegbou6716/
Djoigbo6714/
Zhengbo6712/
Chigbou678/
Zeagbou676/
Tchigbo672/
Chuigbo672/
Dzigbah671/
Djigbou671/
Siggebo671/
Shoigbo671/
Zeigbah671/

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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 Zigbo
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