Jibwa Surname

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

Approximately 57 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Jibwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jibwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda541:722,95035,796
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Jibwa Last Name Facts

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

Jibwa is most common in Uganda. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jibwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Jibwa is the 2,555,468th most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 127,851,683 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Jibwa reside; 95 percent reside in East Africa and 95 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

Jibwa is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is borne by 54 people, or 1 in 722,950. In Uganda Jibwa is primarily found in: Kampala District, where 20 percent live, Wakiso District, where 19 percent live and Buikwe District, where 17 percent live. Barring Uganda this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The United Arab Emirates, where 4 percent live and The United States, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jjibwa9112/
Djibwa911/
Ibwa89237/
Gibwa80124/
Jibba80117/
Hibwa8091/
Ibwah8041/
Jibua8037/
Zibwa8035/
Jibwe8035/
Jivba807/
Ibwai806/
Sibwa804/
Cibwa804/
Jebwa801/
Jipwa801/
Ibwaha7334/
Jaibua735/
Gibway734/
Sihbwa731/
Sibwha731/
Gibewa731/
Jibwie731/
Djibua731/
Zzibwa731/
Ziebwa731/
Ibwaya731/
Ibwaut731/
Ibwaat731/
Ibwaph731/
Sibwau731/
Ibba6713,631/
Ebwa674,514/
Ubwa672,035/
Ibwe67466/
Ibua67238/
Ipwa6762/
Ibwi6718/
Jbba673/
Aheibwa673/
Ibwo672/
Ibva672/
Ivba671/
Jaibvad671/
Jbva671/
Ibwy671/

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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 Jibwa
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