Around the globe, Ибо (Ibo 
, Ibos 
, Ибо 
) is quite a common dominantly masculine, but infrequently feminine given name. The first name Ибо is characteristic of Iraq, where it is quite a rare principally male, but scarcely feminine name, Bulgaria, where it is quite a rare male name, and Azerbaijan. In absolute terms, it is commonest in Iraq, Ethiopia, and Nigeria. Likewise, Ибо is the last name as well as the forename.