Ibawa Surname

1,746,159th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 110 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Ibawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ibawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania871:608,52437,695
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869

Ibawa (24) may also be a first name.

Ibawa Last Name Facts

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

Ibawa (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺑﺎﻭﻩ) is found in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ibawa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,746,159th most widely held surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 66,250,417 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 88 percent of Ibawa reside; 79 percent reside in East Africa and 79 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,187,323rd most frequent given name on earth, borne by 24 people.

Ibawa is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is held by 87 people, or 1 in 608,524. In Tanzania it is mostly concentrated in: Dodoma Region, where 98 percent live, Geita Region, where 1 percent live and Mbeya Region, where 1 percent live. Apart from Tanzania this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 7 percent live and Nigeria, where 5 percent live.

Ibawa Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Ibawa last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.

Ibawa earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 45.83% less than the national average, earning $23,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ibhawa91192/
Yibawa9133/
Ibaswa914/
Ibeawa914/
Ihbawa911/
Ibawua911/
Isbawa911/
Ibaswas8378/
Ibgawua8314/
Ibhawat839/
Ibashwa836/
Ibhawah832/
Ibahawa831/
Haibawa831/
Ijbawua831/
Jibaway830/
Ibaba80386/
Ibowa80146/
Ibawi8026/
Ubawa8022/
Ebawa8013/
Ibava8010/
Ibewa808/
Ibawe807/
Jbawa804/
Ibaishwa7745/
Gaibaiwa771/
Ibaeva73575/
Ibavas73193/
Jibawi73175/
Aibaba73102/
Ebaswa7334/
Ibhawo7333/
Ibaswe7321/
Jibaba7320/
Ibavai7313/
Ibabay737/
Hibawi737/
Ibavah734/
Ibeaba733/
Yibawe732/
Esbawa732/
Ibeawo732/
Ibeawe732/
Hibaba732/
Ibaiba732/
Jbaiwa732/
Yobawa731/
Ibaaba731/
Ibobaa731/
Hibawe731/
Ibabah731/
Ivawua731/
Ibabaa731/
Ibavad731/
Iboswa731/
Ubahwa731/
Ubauwa731/
Gibava731/
Yibowa731/
Yibawi731/
Ibhawoh67200/
Gaibava67111/
Hijbawi678/
Ibabhai676/
Ibashua674/
Ibavath673/
Aibaeva673/
Ibhavat671/
Ebawass671/
Esbaway671/
Haibaba671/
Jibaaba671/
Ibhavas671/
Ebhaswa671/
Iebaeva671/
Jivabaa671/

Ibawa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ibawa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﺑﺎﻭﻩabawh50
ﺍﺑﺎﻭabaw50

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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 Ibawa
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