Ibu Surname

80,714th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,029 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ibu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ibu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria4,6481:38,1123,077
Indonesia5841:226,45421,080
Malawi3141:54,5197,527
Papua New Guinea1501:54,3586,878
India521:14,751,257245,013
Malaysia451:655,42731,286
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
Uganda331:1,183,00847,935
Zimbabwe231:671,22849,171
Turkey221:3,537,33793,247
Thailand151:4,709,223352,754
Cameroon151:1,384,60580,726
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Philippines81:12,654,778228,986
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Japan51:25,568,85950,629
England41:13,929,515290,718
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Iceland11:380,09011,096

Ibu (5,853) may also be a first name.

Ibu Last Name Facts

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

Ibu (Hindi: इबू, Marathi: इबु, Oriya: ଇବୁ) is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ibu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 80,714th most widespread surname on earth, held by around 1 in 1,208,749 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 84 percent of Ibu live; 77 percent live in West Africa and 77 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ibu is also the 87,087th most frequent given name globally, held by 5,853 people.

It is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 4,648 people, or 1 in 38,112. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Cross River, where 38 percent reside, Benue, where 31 percent reside and Bayelsa, where 5 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria it is found in 39 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 10 percent reside and Malawi, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jibu862,377/
Hibu862,056/
Gibu861,391/
Aibu861,233/
Ibus861,230/
Ibau86836/
Eibu86443/
Ibut86404/
Iobu86252/
Ibuh86218/
Ibou86184/
Ibup86146/
Yibu86110/
Uibu86109/
Iebu8665/
Oibu8647/
Isbu8634/
Țibu8633/
Ibuy8631/
Ibud8616/
Ibuu869/
Ibeu865/
Ibui863/
Ibgu862/
Itbu862/
Ihbu861/
Ibuj861/
Gaibu75756/
Jibou75406/
Haibu75390/
Iboud75246/
Gibau75227/
Hibou75216/
Ibout75188/
Hibau75160/
Aibou7591/
Jibut7576/
Yibut7568/
Gibou7561/
Ibusz7550/
Ibous7542/
Aibui7539/
Ibaud7532/
Aibau7528/
Aibuy7526/
Ibbuh7520/
Jibuh7519/
Ibuut7519/
Huibu7517/
Hibus7515/
Hibui7513/
Ibaus7513/
Goibu7511/
Eibau759/
Oibeu757/
Yibou756/
Isbau756/
Eibut756/
Ibaux755/
Ibush753/
Jiebu753/
Yibui753/
Jibui753/
Jibau753/
Aibuj752/
Ibhau752/
Hiobu752/
Ibuch752/
Ibouh752/
Hibut752/
Eibou752/
Jibhu751/
Hibhu751/
Eibus751/
Aibuu751/
Jibus751/
Gibuy751/
Ibaut751/
Ibeus751/
Isbou751/
Hisbu751/
Ibouy751/
Yibau751/
Ibuux751/
Iebhu751/
Iebuj751/
Iwu678,419/
Ebu675,090/
Aiboud671,928/
Aibout671,916/
Ivu671,210/
Ubu671,196/
Ihbous67241/
Haibou67142/
Heibou6761/
Hiboux6755/
Hiebou6726/
Hibout6725/
Hibaud6722/
Jibhau6719/
Eibout6716/
Jitbut6716/
Jibaud6715/
Jibaut6714/
Ibouhe6711/
Ybu6711/
Hibuha6710/
Hijbou678/
Isbutt678/
Jbu678/
Haaibu675/
Jibout674/
Aichbu674/
Jibouh673/
Ahaibu673/
Haibuy673/
Hiboud673/
Huibut673/
Gaibou672/
Jibahu671/
Jibupf671/
Haibui671/
Hibous671/
Hibeut671/
Ehiebu671/
Ibouha671/
Hibaut671/
Jibouz671/
Iohbuh671/
Yibush671/
Haibus671/
Haibut671/
Gaibau671/
Aibaud671/
Aibous671/
Gaibeu671/
Aibeut671/
Jitbud671/
Haibuz671/

Ibu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ibu in the Oriya language
ଇବୁibu-
Ibu in the Marathi language
इबुibu64.62
ईबुibu20
ईबूibu7.69
इबूibu7.69
Ibu in the Hindi language
इबूibu43.59
इबुibu28.21
ईबूibu23.08
ईबुibu5.13

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ibu
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