Ibarahim Surname

85,161st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,667 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Somalia

Ibarahim Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Ibarahim Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2,7301:64,8874,764
Somalia1,1271:11,936805
India1,0701:716,88433,062
Saudi Arabia2391:129,10417,726
Niger1461:131,4525,019
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
Pakistan1081:1,654,11017,254
Malaysia411:719,37133,828
Indonesia261:5,086,507239,866
Philippines181:5,624,346177,167
Tanzania101:5,294,16157,086
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Somaliland41:875,0461,198
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Algeria31:12,877,18484,902
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
England11:55,718,059489,080
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
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Ibarahim (7,999) may also be a first name.

Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Nigeria

Ibarahim Demographics

Ibarahim Religious Adherence
in Nigeria

Sample size: 390 (2012)

Religious Adherence
in Nigeria

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Ibarahim Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ibarahim (Dhivehi: އިބްރާހީމ‬, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺑﺮﺍﻫﻴﻢ, Hindi: इब्राहीम, Marathi: इबारिहम, Oriya: ଇବରାହିମ) has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Ibarahim.

How Common Is The Last Name Ibarahim? popularity and diffusion

Ibarahim is the 85,161st most numerous surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 1,285,962 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 73 percent of Ibarahim live; 51 percent live in West Africa and 48 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ibarahim is also the 71,100th most common forename at a global level, held by 7,999 people.

The last name Ibarahim is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 2,730 people, or 1 in 64,887. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Kano, where 17 percent live, Niger, where 11 percent live and Kebbi, where 9 percent live. Barring Nigeria this surname is found in 23 countries. It is also found in Somalia, where 20 percent live and India, where 19 percent live.

Ibarahim Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is primarily Muslim (95%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ibbarahim9449/
Ibarrahim942/
Ibharahim942/
Eibarahim941/
Iberahim885,927/
Iborahim8826/
Ebarahim889/
Ibarahem883/
Ibarohim881/
Ibarahimova845/
Ibourahim82152/
Ibborahim8222/
Eiberahim829/
Hjbarahim821/
Eabarahim821/
Ibourahime786/
Hibaraheem781/
Eberahim756,285/
Iberahem756/
Ebarahem755/
Iberehim751/
Ibörahimova741/
Ebborahim7128/
Eberhahim711/
Eiberahem711/
Eberahem634/
Ybareum531/
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Ibarahim Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ibarahim in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﺑﺮﺍﻫﻴﻢabrahym-
Ibarahim in the Oriya language
ଇବରାହିମibarahima-
Ibarahim in the Dhivehi language
އިބްރާހީމ‬ibrahim-
Ibarahim in the Marathi language
इबारिहमibarihama27.38
इबरािहमibaraihama19.05
इबराहीमibarahima11.9
ईबरािहमibaraihama5.95
इबरहीमibarahima4.76
ईबाराहीमibarahima2.38
यदाहीमyadahima2.38
इबाहीमibahima1.19
इबराहीनibarahina1.19
ईबरिहमibarihama1.19
ऑबरहीमobarahima1.19
बासाहीमbasahima1.19
हसीबाहीमhasibahima1.19
इबारािहमibaraihama1.19
एबराहीमebarahima1.19
ईबराहीमibarahima1.19
निसमाहीमnisamahima1.19
सिलमाहीमsilamahima1.19
ईबारिहमibarihama1.19
मााहीमmaahima1.19
नसीराहीमnasirahima1.19
Ibarahim in the Hindi language
इब्राहीमibrahima21.83
इबा्रहिमibarahima16.03
इबा्रहीमibarahima15.54
इब्राहिमibrahima13.25
इबराहीमibarahima9.48
इबराहिमibarahima6.54
इबर्ाहीमibarahima5.81
इबारहिमibarahima4.17
ईब्राहीमibrahima3.27
इबारहीमibarahima1.14
ईबराहीमibarahima0.82
ईबा्रहिमibarahima0.41
इबाराहीमibarahima0.33
ईबा्रहीमibarahima0.25
ईब्राहिमibrahima0.25
इबरहीमibarahima0.16
इब्रहिमibrahima0.16
इबा्राहीमibarahima0.16
ईब्रहीमibrahima0.16
इब्रहीमibrahima0.08
इबाराहिमibarahima0.08
ईबरहीमibarahima0.08
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