Ibeyi Surname
Approximately 16 people bear this surname
Ibeyi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 14 | 1:12,653,054 | 227,444 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Ibeyi (24) may also be a first name.
Ibeyi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ibeyi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ibeyi is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Ibeyi click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ibeyi? popularity and diffusion
Ibeyi is the 4,908,606th most common family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ibeyi are found; 88 percent are found in West Africa and 88 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,187,323rd most common first name throughout the world, held by 24 people.
The last name Ibeyi is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 14 people, or 1 in 12,653,054. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Abia, where 50 percent are found, Ebonyi, where 29 percent are found and Edo, where 7 percent are found. Barring Nigeria this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 6 percent are found and Uganda, where 6 percent are found.
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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 Ibeyi
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