Iyebu Surname

2,555,468th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 57 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Iyebu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Iyebu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda511:765,47637,015
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098

Iyebu (10) may also be a first name.

Iyebu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Iyebu is found most in Uganda. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Iyebu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Iyebu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,555,468th most prevalent family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 127,851,683 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Iyebu reside; 89 percent reside in East Africa and 89 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Iyebu is also the 3,684,242nd most common first name at a global level. It is borne by 10 people.

Iyebu is most common in Uganda, where it is carried by 51 people, or 1 in 765,476. In Uganda it is mostly found in: Soroti District, where 49 percent are found, Serere District, where 43 percent are found and Amuria District, where 2 percent are found. Apart from Uganda this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 7 percent are found and Nigeria, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Iyiebu913/
Iyebut911/
Yebu89617/
Iebu8965/
Iygiebu831/
Yebou802,810/
Ijebu801,574/
Iyobu80712/
Eyebu80226/
Iyabu80190/
Ayebu8020/
Yebui8012/
Oyebu808/
Iyewu802/
Eiebu801/
Iebhu801/
Yeabu801/
Yebeu801/
Iebuj801/
Aiyejebu771/
Ayebou731,734/
Yebgou73316/
Hiyabu7344/
Ojiebu7314/
Iyabut7312/
Yeyebu738/
Yebouh735/
Iyievu735/
Hiyobu734/
Yejobu733/
Ayebuh732/
Iuyabu731/
Ogiebu731/
Eyebou731/
Iayabu731/
Ijeibu731/
Ehiebu731/
Ejiebu731/
Yevu673,342/
Aibu671,233/
Eibu67443/
Ojieabu67177/
Uibu67109/
Yawebou6766/
Eebu6752/
Oibu6747/
Aybu6716/
Gayebou6713/
Eabu6712/
Eubu6711/
Iweu6710/
Oybu678/
Aebu677/
Hajiebu674/
Isiyabu674/
Hayeebu674/
Ievu673/
Isayabu671/
Uebu671/
Iayabut671/
Aiyboud671/
Iveu671/
Ijeybou671/
Ayiebou671/
Oebu671/
Aieboud671/
Oyieabu671/
Iewu671/

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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 Iyebu
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