Ibwe Surname
Approximately 466 people bear this surname
Ibwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 434 | 1:121,985 | 11,567 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
Ibwe (35) may also be a first name.
Ibwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ibwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ibwe is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ibwe? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 649,026th most commonly occurring family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 15,638,511 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ibwe reside; 93 percent reside in East Africa and 93 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,744,716th most frequently occurring first name globally, held by 35 people.
The last name is most common in Tanzania, where it is borne by 434 people, or 1 in 121,985. In Tanzania it is most common in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 41 percent are found, Kilimanjaro Region, where 35 percent are found and Tanga Region, where 14 percent are found. Beside Tanzania it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 6 percent are found and Nigeria, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jibwe | 89 | 35 | / |
| Yibwe | 89 | 1 | / |
| Gibwe | 89 | 1 | / |
| Eibwe | 89 | 1 | / |
| Ibwei | 89 | 1 | / |
| Ibw | 86 | 5 | / |
| Gibwey | 80 | 1 | / |
| Jibwie | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ubwe | 75 | 281 | / |
| Ibwa | 75 | 237 | / |
| Ebwe | 75 | 200 | / |
| Ibbe | 75 | 95 | / |
| Ibwi | 75 | 18 | / |
| Ibue | 75 | 15 | / |
| Ibwh | 75 | 3 | / |
| Oibw | 75 | 2 | / |
| Ihbw | 75 | 2 | / |
| Ibve | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ipwe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ivwe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ibwy | 75 | 1 | / |
| Aheibwe | 73 | 14 | / |
| Ahaibwe | 73 | 9 | / |
| Ebwea | 67 | 203 | / |
| Hibwa | 67 | 91 | / |
| Hibbe | 67 | 78 | / |
| Jibwa | 67 | 57 | / |
| Eibbe | 67 | 28 | / |
| Ebweh | 67 | 23 | / |
| Iboue | 67 | 21 | / |
| Jibue | 67 | 15 | / |
| Jibbe | 67 | 11 | / |
| Hibue | 67 | 11 | / |
| Ibwai | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ibbey | 67 | 5 | / |
| Yobwe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Aibbe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ahaisbwe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hubwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ibues | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ibwit | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oibue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ibver | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ebwey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yibbe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gibue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ebwue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ivwue | 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 Ibwe
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