Ibuku Surname

847,909th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 323 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Ibuku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ibuku Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1561:1,135,53046,612
DR Congo1301:568,30443,658
Papua New Guinea171:479,63060,627
Uganda111:3,549,02589,142
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426

Ibuku (202) may also be a first name.

Ibuku Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ibuku is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ibuku? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 847,909th most numerous last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 22,562,062 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 94 percent of Ibuku live; 48 percent live in West Africa and 48 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ibuku is also the 637,340th most commonly occurring first name worldwide. It is borne by 202 people.

The last name Ibuku is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 156 people, or 1 in 1,135,530. In Nigeria Ibuku is mostly concentrated in: Bayelsa, where 42 percent reside, Benue, where 18 percent reside and Edo, where 14 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria this surname is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 40 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ibukui91229/
Ibukut9127/
Aibuku919/
Gibuku912/
Yibuku911/
Hibuku911/
Aibueku83387/
Iboukou836/
Eibueku831/
Aibukeu831/
Ebuku80886/
Iboku80255/
Ivuku8011/
Ubuku8011/
Ibucu8011/
Jiboku73334/
Ebueku73163/
Ebouku7311/
Ubuiku733/
Aiboku731/
Ebukui731/
Impuku731/
Ubukcu731/
Eboukou672/
Ebhueku671/
Yoboukou6215/
Eboku60886/
Ebucu60117/
Enpuku55162/
Ibokou5511/
Ebokuh552/
Yibokou50746/
Iboccou501/
Evoukou501/

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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
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  • 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 Ibuku
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