Ibenu Surname

538,780th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 597 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Ibenu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ibenu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda2871:136,02512,417
India1631:4,705,923120,533
Nigeria1271:1,394,82554,286
Indonesia151:8,816,613340,855
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Ibenu (1,371) may also be a first name.

Ibenu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ibenu is found most in Uganda. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ibenu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ibenu is the 538,780th most numerous last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 12,206,945 people. The last name Ibenu is predominantly found in Africa, where 70 percent of Ibenu live; 48 percent live in East Africa and 48 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Ibenu is also the 211,534th most commonly used first name at a global level It is held by 1,371 people.

The surname is most widely held in Uganda, where it is carried by 287 people, or 1 in 136,025. In Uganda it is mostly concentrated in: Amuria District, where 51 percent reside, Soroti District, where 38 percent reside and Kaberamaido District, where 4 percent reside. Outside of Uganda this surname is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in India, where 27 percent reside and Nigeria, where 21 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ibengu911,027/
Ibeanu91654/
Ibenou9135/
Jibenu915/
Ibenau913/
Gibenu913/
Ibengou8317/
Ibeanus831/
Ebenu80346/
Ubenu80290/
Iwenu8076/
Ibinu8041/
Ibanu8038/
Ibonu8015/
Ivenu806/
Ibeanuus771/
Ebenau73526/
Aibinu73346/
Ibinou73163/
Ebengu73157/
Ubienu73155/
Ivhenu7310/
Ibinui739/
Eabenu739/
Ebenou736/
Jivenu735/
Ebeunu734/
Ihuenu734/
Ihwenu734/
Ebienu733/
Jbgenu733/
Ibinus732/
Iwenou731/
Ibhanu731/
Iswenu731/
Ibingu731/
Ibanuj731/
Ybengu731/
Gebengu67129/
Hăbeanu67101/
Ibingou6712/
Ebengou675/
Aivenou674/
Hebenou672/
Yihuenu671/
Ibahanu671/
Ibionou671/
Ichuenu671/
Hibisnu671/
Ebenhuh670/

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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 Ibenu
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