Ibwala Surname
Approximately 211 people bear this surname
Ibwala Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 168 | 1:232,377 | 17,736 |
| DR Congo | 41 | 1:1,801,941 | 95,514 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
Ibwala Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ibwala Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ibwala is found most frequently in Uganda. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ibwala? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,140,742nd most frequent surname globally, held by around 1 in 34,538,132 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ibwala are found; 80 percent are found in East Africa and 80 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
This last name is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is held by 168 people, or 1 in 232,377. In Uganda Ibwala is most prevalent in: Katakwi District, where 56 percent live, Amuria District, where 14 percent live and Serere District, where 13 percent live. Aside from Uganda Ibwala is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 19 percent live and Cameroon, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ibwalat | 92 | 10 | / |
| Ibwali | 83 | 12 | / |
| Ebwala | 83 | 11 | / |
| Ivwala | 83 | 3 | / |
| Jbwala | 83 | 2 | / |
| Ipwala | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ibwale | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ibuala | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ibbala | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ivbala | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ibwalet | 77 | 64 | / |
| Impwala | 77 | 21 | / |
| Ebwalla | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ibwalit | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ibwaali | 77 | 1 | / |
| Eibbala | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gaibwalo | 71 | 335 | / |
| Haibbala | 71 | 8 | / |
| Ibwaalet | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ibuola | 67 | 196 | / |
| Ivvala | 67 | 164 | / |
| Ebwela | 67 | 55 | / |
| Ipwela | 67 | 41 | / |
| Ebwola | 67 | 26 | / |
| Ebwalo | 67 | 23 | / |
| Ibbali | 67 | 8 | / |
| Haibballa | 67 | 7 | / |
| Ibbale | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ubuala | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ebuala | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ebbala | 67 | 1 | / |
| Epwala | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ibwoli | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ibwole | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ebwale | 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 Ibwala
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis