Ibrahima Surname

5,337th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 106,132 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Niger
Highest density in:
Niger

Ibrahima Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ibrahima Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Niger43,6171:44074
Cameroon43,2841:48030
Ivory Coast5,4581:4,227399
Benin4,7601:2,171262
Nigeria2,7781:63,7664,693
Mali1,7421:9,741504
Chad1,5411:8,8201,197
Comoros1,3261:56586
Togo8401:8,6282,051
Egypt2141:429,60625,756
Burkina Faso1561:117,6423,411
France981:677,78386,620
Guinea701:169,055957
United States561:6,472,481306,764
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
England201:2,785,90397,972
Canada191:1,939,242123,675
Spain181:2,597,33559,996
Indonesia141:9,446,371356,066
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
Mauritania101:409,48616,302
Senegal91:1,619,9274,107
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
India81:95,883,173728,828
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Albania71:416,29417,617
Gabon41:472,2983,618
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Congo31:1,663,03227,638
China31:455,773,85521,925
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Somaliland11:3,500,1821,592
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422

The alternate forms: Ibrahimâ (13) & Ibrahimã (3) are calculated separately.

Ibrahima (842,212) may also be a first name.

Ibrahima Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ibrahima (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺑﺮﺍﻫﻴﻤﺎ, Hindi: इब्राहीमा) is most common in Niger. It can be found in the variant forms: Ibrahimâ or Ibrahimã. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ibrahima? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 5,337th most commonly occurring surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 68,665 people. The surname Ibrahima is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Ibrahima live; 77 percent live in West Africa and 49 percent live in Chadic Africa. It is also the 1,105th most widespread first name throughout the world. It is borne by 842,212 people.

It is most commonly held in Niger, where it is carried by 43,617 people, or 1 in 440. In Niger it is most frequent in: Tahoua Region, where 86 percent live, Tillabéri Region, where 4 percent live and Dosso Region, where 4 percent live. Barring Niger this last name exists in 48 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 41 percent live and The Ivory Coast, where 5 percent live.

Ibrahima Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Ibrahima surname is predominantly Muslim (96%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Ibrahima surname are 8.31% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 61.54% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Ibrahima earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 11.5% less than the national average, earning $38,189 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.41% less than the national average, earning $42,028 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Ibrahima Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ibrahima in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﺑﺮﺍﻫﻴﻤﺎabrahyma59.64
ﺍﺑﺮﺍﻫﻴﻢabrahym23.86
ﺇﺑﺮﺍﻫﻴﻤﺎabrahyma11.79
ﺇﺑﺮﺍﻫﻴﻢabrahym2.65
ﺍﺑﺮﻫﻴﻤﺎabrhyma0.75
ﺃﺑﺮﺍﻫﻴﻤﺎabrahyma0.47
ﺃﺑﺮﺍﻫﻴﻢabrahym0.32
ﺍﺑﺮﻫﻴﻢabrhym0.12
ﺑﺮﺍﻫﻴﻢbrahym0.08
ﺍﺑﺮﺍﻫﻤﺎabrahma0.08
ﺇﺑﺮﻫﻴﻤﺎabrhyma0.04
ﺇﺑﺮﻫﻴﻢabrhym0.04
ﺍﺭﺍﻫﻴﻢarahym0.04
ﺍﺑﺮﺍﻫﻴﻤﻪabrahymh0.04
Ibrahima in the Hindi language
इब्राहीमाibrahima50
इब्राहिमibrahima25
इब्राहिमाibrahima18.75
इब्राहीमibrahima6.25

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