Ibelegbu Surname

635,252nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 480 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ibelegbu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ibelegbu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria4721:375,30220,004
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Ibelegbu (11) may also be a first name.

Ibelegbu Last Name Facts

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

Ibelegbu is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ibelegbu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 635,252nd most widely held surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 15,182,387 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Ibelegbu reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most prevalent forename on earth It is held by 11 people.

Ibelegbu is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 472 people, or 1 in 375,302. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Abia, where 58 percent reside, Lagos, where 13 percent reside and Enugu, where 8 percent reside. Beside Nigeria this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent reside and The United Arab Emirates, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Iblegbu933/
Ebelegbu884/
Obelegbu883/
Ibelgbue883/
Ibelegwu883/
Ibelegbo881/
Obelegbuo823/
Abelegbe7540/
Obelegbo7515/
Ibalagbu753/
Abelegbo751/
Ibalegbe751/
Abeolegbe711/
Aibalegbe711/
Ibiloigbu711/
Ebeligwu6328/
Ebeleukwu591/

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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 Ibelegbu
  • 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