Ibwa Surname
Approximately 237 people bear this surname
Ibwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 150 | 1:492,530 | 39,325 |
| Nigeria | 69 | 1:2,567,286 | 83,988 |
| Uganda | 17 | 1:2,296,428 | 70,019 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Ibwa (11) may also be a first name.
Ibwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ibwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ibwa is found in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ibwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Ibwa is the 1,055,483rd most frequently held family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 30,749,139 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ibwa are found; 63 percent are found in Central Africa and 63 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most numerous first name in the world It is held by 11 people.
This surname is most frequent in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 150 people, or 1 in 492,530. Beside The DR Congo this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 29 percent reside and Uganda, where 7 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hibwa | 89 | 91 | / |
| Jibwa | 89 | 57 | / |
| Ibwah | 89 | 41 | / |
| Ibwai | 89 | 6 | / |
| Ibwaha | 80 | 34 | / |
| Gibway | 80 | 4 | / |
| Ibwaph | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ibwaya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ibwaut | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ibwaat | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ibba | 75 | 13,631 | / |
| Ebwa | 75 | 4,514 | / |
| Ubwa | 75 | 2,035 | / |
| Ibwe | 75 | 466 | / |
| Ibua | 75 | 238 | / |
| Ipwa | 75 | 62 | / |
| Ibwi | 75 | 18 | / |
| Ibwo | 75 | 2 | / |
| Ibva | 75 | 2 | / |
| Ibwy | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ivba | 75 | 1 | / |
| Aheibwa | 73 | 3 | / |
| Yobwa | 67 | 507 | / |
| Yibba | 67 | 382 | / |
| Ibbay | 67 | 291 | / |
| Ebwea | 67 | 203 | / |
| Jibba | 67 | 117 | / |
| Hibba | 67 | 99 | / |
| Jibua | 67 | 37 | / |
| Jibwe | 67 | 35 | / |
| Hibua | 67 | 27 | / |
| Eibba | 67 | 25 | / |
| Hebwa | 67 | 25 | / |
| Hubwa | 67 | 14 | / |
| Gebwa | 67 | 11 | / |
| Ebwau | 67 | 7 | / |
| Jivba | 67 | 7 | / |
| Ipwau | 67 | 6 | / |
| Iobua | 67 | 5 | / |
| Aibua | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ubwua | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ibbaa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ibbha | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ubwai | 67 | 3 | / |
| Yibua | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ébwéa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eebwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ebwat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gibwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gibua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ibuat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oibba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ibwit | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ybwha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jipwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ebwua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ibwei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eibwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yibwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ibbau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ipwah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ibwho | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Ibwa
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