Ibilan Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Niger
Highest density in:
Niger

Ibilan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ibilan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Niger51:3,838,40364,195
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051

Ibilan Last Name Facts

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

Ibilan is held by more people in Niger than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ibilan? popularity and diffusion

Ibilan is the 7,593,402nd most commonly used family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The last name Ibilan is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ibilan live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 83 percent live in Chadic Africa.

The last name Ibilan is most frequently held in Niger, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 3,838,403. In Niger it is most common in: Agadez Region, where 40 percent live, Tillabéri Region, where 40 percent live and Tahoua Region, where 20 percent live. Barring Niger this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Burkina Faso, where 17 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jibilan928/
Hibilan925/
Ibilane921/
Ibilang921/
Jibilian8684/
Jibilyan8645/
Yibilang867/
Gibilian865/
Iwilan831/
Ibelan831/
Ibilam831/
Ebilane77984/
Jbeilan772/
Yibilon771/
Aybilan771/
Givilan771/
Jibelian714/
Gimpilan712/
Jbeilyan711/
Jiwilane711/
Ivelan6712/
Ebilon679/
Ebelan679/
Juilan675/
Iwelan674/
Eivillain671/
Ivylan671/

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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 Ibilan
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