Ibewe Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Ibewe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ibewe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria111:16,103,887259,204
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869

Ibewe Last Name Facts

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

Ibewe (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺑﻮﻯ) is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ibewe? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ibewe is the 5,587,209th most commonly used surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. The last name Ibewe is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ibewe reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 92 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name Ibewe is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 11 people, or 1 in 16,103,887. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Lagos, where 36 percent live, Ogun, where 27 percent live and Abia, where 9 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria this surname is found in one country. It is also found in Mauritania, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ibaewe913/
Ibeawe912/
Ibehwe912/
Ibewei911/
Ibewest837/
Ibewihe832/
Ebewe80321/
Ibebe80249/
Ibewa808/
Ibawe807/
Ibewuihe7729/
Ibiwei7321/
Ebiewe7316/
Ibeibe735/
Ibeawa734/
Ibeeva734/
Ibever734/
Oibebe732/
Yibawe732/
Yibebe732/
Hibebe732/
Ibowei731/
Hibawe731/
Yibiwe731/
Ebeuwe731/
Aibowe731/
Ebewei731/
Ibeawuihe713/
Yibowei67158/
Ebew6716/
Ibjw671/
Ebeuwhe671/
Hebewer671/
Ibiewai671/
Ebeweit671/

Ibewe Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ibewe in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﺑﻮﻯabwy-

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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 Ibewe
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