Ibuma Surname

633,196th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 482 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Ibuma Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ibuma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania3101:170,77914,990
DR Congo1571:470,57138,110
Nigeria141:12,653,054227,444
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Ibuma (47) may also be a first name.

Ibuma Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ibuma occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ibuma? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 633,196th most frequently held surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 15,119,390 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ibuma are found; 64 percent are found in East Africa and 64 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Ibuma is also the 1,467,136th most commonly held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 47 people.

It is most common in Tanzania, where it is held by 310 people, or 1 in 170,779. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Dodoma Region, where 69 percent live, Manyara Region, where 27 percent live and Kilimanjaro Region, where 1 percent live. Outside of Tanzania this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 33 percent live and Nigeria, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gibuma91138/
Ibeuma915/
Ibouma912/
Ibauma911/
Ebuma801,075/
Iboma80781/
Ibume80273/
Ivuma8032/
Ibumi806/
Iwuma802/
Ibumo801/
Ubuma801/
Eihbauma772/
Ebouma73185/
Ebumea7375/
Yiboma7342/
Ebhuma7327/
Ivouma737/
Ubumai733/
Jiboma733/
Ibiema732/
Iwouma731/
Impuma731/
Ebauma731/
Aibume731/
Givuma731/
Hibume731/
Iboumi731/
Iboume731/
Hibumi731/
Oiboma731/
Impouma678/
Aibaume675/
Iboumou674/
Ebhouma674/
Jibumoh672/
Ubaumma671/
Oivumaa671/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Ibuma
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