Ibraheem Surname

5,100th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 110,912 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Sudan

Ibraheem Surname User-submission:

An Arabic name of the prophet and patriarch Abraham. He was God's messenger. It is a common first name and surname among Muslims, a derivative of the name, Abraham or Avram, from Judasim and Christians in the Middle East.

Ibraheem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria38,6821:4,579613
Sudan27,7201:1,353184
Pakistan24,0361:7,432607
Egypt15,2541:6,027755
India2,2831:335,99018,505
Saudi Arabia6761:45,6456,666
Iraq4451:78,7002,572
Sri Lanka4391:47,4005,492
United Arab Emirates2821:32,4903,504
United States2571:1,410,34697,237
Somalia1961:68,6332,887
England1501:371,45426,286
Kuwait871:43,6865,304
Sweden711:138,6879,791
Bahrain591:22,8584,582
Canada371:995,82774,831
Syria341:567,6775,483
Qatar311:76,0647,685
Greece151:738,65380,079
Australia131:2,076,59293,242
Jordan131:680,18714,528
Malaysia111:2,681,293102,971
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Libya91:693,7751,982
Bangladesh91:17,706,30813,537
Philippines81:12,654,778228,986
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Yemen41:6,606,32425,896
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Oman41:921,9937,313
Myanmar41:12,984,4961,309
Lebanon41:1,409,27119,641
Iceland41:95,0224,787
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
France21:33,211,361423,184
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
China21:683,660,78330,601
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422

Ibraheem (62,448) may also be a first name.

Ibraheem Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

An Arabic name of the prophet and patriarch Abraham. He was God's messenger. It is a common first name and surname among Muslims, a derivative of the name, Abraham or Avram, from Judasim and Christians in the Middle East.

- ibraheemamayreh

Ibraheem Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ibraheem (Hindi: इब्राहीम, Marathi: बाराहीम) is most common in Nigeria. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Ibraheem.

How Common Is The Last Name Ibraheem? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,100th most widespread surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 65,706 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 74 percent of Ibraheem are found; 39 percent are found in North Africa and 39 percent are found in Arabic North Africa. Ibraheem is also the 15,351st most frequently held first name world-wide, held by 62,448 people.

It is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 38,682 people, or 1 in 4,579. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Osun, where 28 percent are found, Oyo, where 22 percent are found and Kwara, where 16 percent are found. Besides Nigeria this surname occurs in 64 countries. It also occurs in Sudan, where 25 percent are found and Pakistan, where 22 percent are found.

Ibraheem Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Ibraheem surname is predominantly Muslim (91%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Ibraheem last name are 24.55% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 77.78% registered with the political party.

The amount Ibraheem earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 13.05% less than the national average, earning $37,518 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.18% less than the national average, earning $42,139 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Ibraheem Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ibraheem in the Hindi language
इब्राहीमibrahima88.04
इब्राहिमibrahima7.97
इबराहीमibarahima1.33
इबाहीमibahima0.66
इव्राहीमivrahima0.66
इब्र्राहिमibrrahima0.33
इब्राहिीमibrahiima0.33
इबराहिमibarahima0.33
इब्रहीमibrahima0.33
Ibraheem in the Marathi language
बाराहीमbarahima50
इबराहीमibarahima50

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