Ibáñez Surname

244,515th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,629 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Gibraltar

Ibáñez Surname Definition:

The son of Ibán, a Basque form of John (gracious gift of Jehovah).

Ancient surname in all parts of Spain. Seems to originate in Guipúzcoa and may derive from Basque name "Báñez." Most researchers trace to Arabic name "Yzáñez" - Johannes or John.

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Ibáñez Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain1,1531:40,5483,932
Mexico1331:933,28012,647
Chile551:320,3009,085
Colombia301:1,592,46911,125
Bolivia291:366,0844,308
Argentina261:1,643,97788,124
Uruguay251:137,27012,322
United States221:16,475,406557,260
England171:3,277,533109,658
Ireland151:313,92910,911
Ecuador121:1,325,48716,904
Peru121:2,648,67728,015
Paraguay111:657,8867,708
Panama91:434,6958,518
Guatemala91:1,786,9636,100
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
El Salvador61:1,057,3154,053
France61:11,070,454349,096
Venezuela51:6,040,81547,898
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Andorra11:83,8382,381

The alternate forms: Ibañez (264,882), Ibàñez (23), Ibánez (12), Ibäñez (2), Ibanez (24,740), Ibańez (4), Ibañéz (4), Íbañez (1), Ibaňez (1), Ibanêz (1) & Ibaněz (1) are calculated separately.

Ibáñez Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

The son of Ibán, a Basque form of John (gracious gift of Jehovah).

Ancient surname in all parts of Spain. Seems to originate in Guipúzcoa and may derive from Basque name "Báñez." Most researchers trace to Arabic name "Yzáñez" - Johannes or John. This patronymic often found in combination with other surnames, toponyms or estate names.

Castilian name from mountains of Santander, traced to Count don Gómez whose son Gonzalo Ibáñez founded house in Trasmiera.

See Yáñes, Ybáñez.

Spanish Surnames In The Southwestern United States (1978) by Richard Donovon Woods

Ibáñez Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ibáñez occurs in Spain more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant: Ibañez, Ibàñez, Ibánez, Ibäñez, Ibanez, Ibańez, Ibañéz, Íbañez, Ibaňez, Ibanêz or Ibaněz. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ibáñez? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 244,515th most frequently occurring last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 4,473,632 people. The surname Ibáñez is mostly found in Europe, where 75 percent of Ibáñez live; 71 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 71 percent live in Iberian Europe.

This surname is most numerous in Spain, where it is carried by 1,153 people, or 1 in 40,548. In Spain it is most frequent in: Madrid, where 20 percent live, Catalonia, where 18 percent live and Valencian Community, where 15 percent live. Apart from Spain this surname is found in 40 countries. It is also common in Mexico, where 8 percent live and Chile, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ibañez94264,882/
Ibàñez9423/
Ibánez9412/
Ibäñez942/
Ibáñezz921/
Ibñez913/
Ibáñz911/
Ibanez8924,740/
Ibańez894/
Ibañéz894/
Íbañez891/
Ibaňez891/
Ybáñez8311/
Ibeñez834/
Iabñez833/
Ibáñes831/
Ibanêz831/
Ibaněz831/
Ibañnez774/
Ibañaez774/
Iibañez773/
Iba Ñez773/
Ibanñez773/
Ibañyez773/
Ibaññez772/
Ibañeez772/
Ib Añez771/
Ibánhez771/
Aibañez771/
Ibnez736/
Ibañz733/
Ybñez733/
Ibañez Y713/
Ybañez6756,228/
Ibañes672,506/
Ivañez671,236/
Ebañez67571/
Abañez67119/
Ibn Ez6720/
Ibañiz6719/
Ibenez6714/
Ibañaz677/
Ibneiz677/
Ibinez675/
Ibenzi675/
Ubañez675/
Obañez675/
Ibenze674/
Ybeñez674/
Ibonez674/
Yabñez673/
Ibañoz672/
Ibaenz671/
Ibuñiz671/
Ybàñez671/
Eboñez671/
Ybañes50715/
Ivañes5073/

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