Ibeli Surname

1,511,557th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 138 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ibeli Surname Definition:

Ibeli is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: first born child.

Ibeli Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1201:1,476,19056,575
Uganda71:5,577,040114,218
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Niger11:19,192,017110,060

Ibeli (67) may also be a first name.

Ibeli Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Ibeli is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: first born child.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Ibeli Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ibeli occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Ibeli click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ibeli? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,511,557th most frequently used surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 52,808,304 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Ibeli live; 88 percent live in West Africa and 87 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ibeli is also the 1,191,548th most frequently held first name worldwide, borne by 67 people.

It is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is borne by 120 people, or 1 in 1,476,190. In Nigeria Ibeli is primarily concentrated in: Bayelsa, where 29 percent reside, Delta, where 18 percent reside and Lagos, where 17 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria it exists in 8 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 5 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ibelei91268/
Gibeli91106/
Ibelih9116/
Ibelia915/
Ibelie913/
Aibeli912/
Ibelai912/
Isbeli911/
Ibeili911/
Jibeli911/
Hibeli911/
Eibelis8329/
Gibeili839/
Ibelaid833/
Ibeelei833/
Ibeasli831/
Jibeeli831/
Ibili803,966/
Ibele801,020/
Ebeli80624/
Ibali80492/
Ibela80216/
Jbeli80157/
Iveli8084/
Iweli8051/
Ubeli807/
Uibeleis778/
Hubeli73600/
Iballi73335/
Impeli73255/
Hibali73184/
Hebeli73134/
Ubeyli73130/
Ivelia73127/
Ibalai73110/
Jbeili73104/
Yibili7390/
Jibili7383/
Ibilio7369/
Ibeler7365/
Gibely7359/
Aibali7329/
Isbili7327/
Aibili7327/
Giueli7326/
Gebeli7324/
Gibili7323/
Iwelia7322/
Ibolli7317/
Ebelis7315/
Jibali7311/
Hibela7311/
Yiweli7310/
Jibela7310/
Gibele739/
Ibaali738/
Ivelid738/
Ebelia737/
Ivelli737/
Ibisli737/
Isweli736/
Ebelei736/
Hiveli736/
Jiboli735/
Ibhele734/
Yibali734/
Iveliz733/
Hibely733/
Jbeyli733/
Ebeili733/
Eibele733/
Yibele733/
Ebelyi733/
Yibela733/
Ibalei733/
Übeyli732/
Ivelis732/
Ibilis732/
Ihbali732/
Ibelet732/
Hibili732/
Ubeali732/
Ibylio731/
Ebeliz731/
Eibali731/
Gibyli731/
Aiveli731/
Ibilia731/
Uibili731/
Ebeali731/
Ibiele731/
Ibalie731/
Ibiela731/
Ibilit731/
Ibhali731/
Ibuili731/
Ibolai731/
Jiweli731/
Ybelis731/
Gibelé731/
Ebelie731/
Itbili731/
Aibele731/
Ibeleh731/
Isbele731/
Ijbele731/
Aitbelaid7116/
Heybeli67712/
Übeleis6764/
Eibeler6760/
Gaibili6759/
Ivelich6756/
Gibeley6754/
Haibele6751/
Hibaele6744/
Hubeyli6742/
Heđbeli6729/
Gibeily6729/
Iovelli6726/
Gebeili6718/
Iweleit6717/
Haybeli6713/
Haibela6712/
Hisbéli6712/
Ibhalai6710/
Heibela678/
Givelli678/
Heibili677/
Jiballi677/
Jbeylia674/
Haibali673/
Iwoueli673/
Heibele672/
Jibhele671/
Hibeler671/
Ubhelli671/
Ubielie671/
Hojbeli671/
Hivelli671/
Hebeili671/
Jivelid671/
Yibilio671/
Goibele671/
Aioueli671/
Ebelait671/
Ebielie671/
Hiebela671/
Jibhili671/
Jibilis671/
Yibelet671/
Oibilio671/
Gibioli671/
Ihoueli671/
Jivelli670/
Gaibele670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ibeli
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