Ibirahim Surname
Approximately 10,196 people bear this surname
Ibirahim Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 10,077 | 1:17,579 | 1,666 |
| Ethiopia | 49 | 1:1,990,740 | 8,024 |
| Niger | 40 | 1:479,800 | 12,724 |
| Cameroon | 26 | 1:798,810 | 55,510 |
| Benin | 3 | 1:3,445,201 | 77,822 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Ibirahim (10,850) may also be a first name.
Ibirahim Demographics
Ibirahim Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Ibirahim Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ibirahim Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ibirahim occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ibirahim? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 50,323rd most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 714,746 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ibirahim reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 58,045th most frequently held given name on earth. It is borne by 10,850 people.
The last name is most common in Nigeria, where it is borne by 10,077 people, or 1 in 17,579. In Nigeria Ibirahim is mostly concentrated in: Kano, where 42 percent reside, Sokoto, where 10 percent reside and Kebbi, where 8 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Ethiopia, where 0 percent reside and Niger, where 0 percent reside.
Ibirahim Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Ibirahim surname is principally Muslim (97%) in Nigeria.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ibbirahim | 94 | 11 | / |
| Ibhirahim | 94 | 1 | / |
| Ibiraahim | 94 | 1 | / |
| Aibirahim | 94 | 1 | / |
| Iberahim | 88 | 5,927 | / |
| Ebirahim | 88 | 3,707 | / |
| Iburahim | 88 | 341 | / |
| Ibyrahim | 88 | 14 | / |
| Ibirahem | 88 | 2 | / |
| Ibjrahim | 88 | 2 | / |
| Ibirahimova | 84 | 3 | / |
| Ibburahim | 82 | 21 | / |
| Eiberahim | 82 | 9 | / |
| Jibuerahim | 78 | 1 | / |
| Eberahim | 75 | 6,285 | / |
| Eburahim | 75 | 7 | / |
| Iberahem | 75 | 6 | / |
| Ebirahem | 75 | 4 | / |
| Iberehim | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ibjrahimova | 74 | 1 | / |
| Eberhahim | 71 | 1 | / |
| Eiberahem | 71 | 1 | / |
| Eaburahim | 71 | 1 | / |
| Iburaeem | 63 | 12 | / |
| Eberahem | 63 | 4 | / |
| Ibyraemova | 56 | 1 | / |
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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 Ibirahim
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