Jibrila Surname

245,904th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,618 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Jibrila Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jibrila Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,1621:152,4469,641
Cameroon3601:57,6927,443
Niger801:239,9007,715
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Benin51:2,067,12068,069
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679

Jibrila (1,191) may also be a first name.

Jibrila Last Name Facts

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

Jibrila occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jibrila? popularity and diffusion

The last name Jibrila is the 245,904th most widely held family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 4,504,046 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Jibrila are found; 79 percent are found in West Africa and 73 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 229,692nd most frequently held given name in the world It is held by 1,191 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 1,162 people, or 1 in 152,446. In Nigeria Jibrila is most numerous in: Adamawa, where 51 percent reside, Taraba, where 8 percent reside and Kebbi, where 7 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 22 percent reside and Niger, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Djibrila937,963/
Jibrilah9313/
Jibrilia934/
Jibrilaa932/
Ibrila9221/
Jbrila921/
Djibrilia884/
Djibrrila881/
Djibrilaa881/
Jibrile861,487/
Zibrila86500/
Gibrila8629/
Jibrili8617/
Jebrila8614/
Jibrela863/
Sibrila862/
Jibrilo862/
Jberila861/
Djibrailla828/
Djibruilla822/
Djibriliah821/
Jibraili80137/
Jibrilou8049/
Jibraile803/
Djibrilo803/
Gibrilai802/
Zibrilia801/
Djebrila801/
Gibrilia801/
Jibrailo801/
Ibrile7712/
Jbrili773/
Jbrile771/
Ibrili771/
Ubrila771/
Djibrilou752,040/
Djibriloi751/
Jibrailou751/
Gibrile7115/
Ibrioli713/
Jibrelo713/
Gibrela711/
Jibrele711/
Jebrela711/
Djuibrilou711/
Jivrile711/
Gibreili6726/
Hebrilia6710/
Gibrilou678/

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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 Jibrila
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