Ibn Surname

218,093rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,879 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Morocco

Ibn Surname User-submission:

Ibn is an Arabic name for boys. Meaning 'son,' it is an endearing choice for your little one.

Ibn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria4581:386,77520,431
Egypt3971:231,57616,276
Iran3331:230,57817,861
Morocco3071:112,30019,480
Pakistan3021:591,5369,494
United States221:16,475,406557,260
Spain121:3,896,00372,236
Bangladesh91:17,706,30813,537
Algeria51:7,726,31057,379
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Tajikistan41:2,096,6737,416
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Afghanistan41:8,038,29630,874
Niger31:6,397,33978,839
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

Ibn (12,494) may also be a first name.

Ibn Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Ibn is an Arabic name for boys. Meaning 'son,' it is an endearing choice for your little one.

- kaany

Ibn Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ibn (Arabic: ابن, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺑﻦ, Hindi: इबा्न, Russian: Ибн) is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ibn? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ibn is the 218,093rd most commonly occurring surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,878,417 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 63 percent of Ibn reside; 38 percent reside in North Africa and 34 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Ibn is also the 52,727th most widely held first name in the world. It is borne by 12,494 people.

The surname is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 458 people, or 1 in 386,775. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Borno, where 27 percent live, Bauchi, where 16 percent live and Yobe, where 12 percent live. Outside of Nigeria this last name exists in 21 countries. It is also common in Egypt, where 21 percent live and Iran, where 18 percent live.

Ibn Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Ibn last name are 30.1% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 83.33% registered with the political party.

Ibn earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 11.75% more than the national average, earning $48,217 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ibne8610,759/
Iben863,355/
Ibin861,475/
Ijbn863/
Ibnn862/
Iobn861/
Ibnh861/
Jibn861/
Aibn861/
Iebn861/
Ibnk861/
Ibnq861/
Itbn861/
Ieben7557,757/
Ibina753,193/
Eiben752,604/
Gibin752,521/
Ibing75482/
Jibin75323/
Hiben75261/
Ihben75257/
Ibeng75199/
Aiben75170/
Ijben75145/
Ibeun75137/
Eibin7594/
Aibin7582/
Yibin7581/
Giben7576/
Ibien7552/
Jiben7548/
Gibyn7539/
Aibyn7522/
Isben7519/
Yiben7517/
Hibin7514/
Isbin7511/
Gibhn756/
Ibeen755/
Ibuen754/
Ibyna753/
Uibyn753/
Ibind752/
Eibyn752/
Uiben751/
Gibnn751/
Oibin751/
Heibn751/
Iobin751/
Ibion751/
Hibne751/
Ibend751/
Ibėnė751/
Itben751/
Ibenn751/
Isbnd751/
Ibenne67396/
Jibuin67273/
Ebn6776/
Haibin6767/
Jibion6753/
Eijben6750/
Gibina6749/
Gibion6747/
Jibing6743/
Hoibin6739/
Jibien6733/
Jibeng6727/
Jibina6723/
Gaibin6722/
Yibina6721/
Huibin6720/
Yibing6717/
Jbn6716/
Ivn6713/
Ubn678/
Ybn676/
Aibion675/
Jiebin675/
Ibinne675/
Jibeen675/
Uibyna675/
Aibing674/
Haiben674/
Heiben673/
Heibin672/
Yibuin672/
Aibina672/
Ijbina671/
Hieben671/
Gibyna671/
Yibene671/
Hibing671/
Hoiben671/
Jibuen671/
Isbeen671/
Uijben671/
Ibingh671/
Aibene671/
Iwn671/
Gaiben670/

Ibn Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ibn in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﺑﻦabn-
Ibn in the Hindi language
इबा्नibana-
Ibn in the Russian language
Ибнibn-
Ibn in the Arabic language
ابنabn-

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  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ibn
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