Elibu Surname

975,866th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 265 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Elibu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Elibu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda2631:148,43813,197
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098

Elibu Last Name Facts

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

Elibu is more commonly found in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Elibu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Elibu is the 975,866th most commonly used surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 27,500,173 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Elibu live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 97 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The last name is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is held by 263 people, or 1 in 148,438. In Uganda it is most numerous in: Soroti District, where 34 percent reside, Serere District, where 21 percent reside and Amuria District, where 19 percent reside. Besides Uganda this last name exists in one country. It is also found in Nigeria, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Eliebu9193/
Jelibu9111/
Elaibu9110/
Elibau918/
Elibou915/
Gelibu911/
Elijbu911/
Elibous831/
Yelibou831/
Elubu80774/
Alibu80516/
Elebu80394/
Ilibu8031/
Olibu8023/
Eliwu802/
Elivu801/
Elaiboud77205/
Heilibou771/
Ellibush770/
Alibeu73276/
Halibu7371/
Elybux7348/
Alibau7344/
Jilibu7344/
Ilibou7317/
Oliebu7310/
Aliebu737/
Elaiwu735/
Aloibu735/
Elebou735/
Eleabu733/
Alaibu733/
Jelebu733/
Eluebu732/
Iliebu732/
Gilibu731/
Eliboe731/
Eliweu731/
Elebhu731/
Elijwu731/
Helibusch711/
Elebaut67134/
Helebou6729/
Ahlibou675/
Ehlebou674/
Elaijwu672/
Ehilebu672/
Elesbau672/
Illibou671/
Ellybux671/
Ailibou671/
Elaiwgu671/
Hilibus671/
Ehelebu671/
Yeliboe671/
Hallibu671/
Eleiwou671/
Ilibudd671/
Hellebu670/

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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 Elibu
  • 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