Librahim Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Librahim Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Librahim Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Mauritania41:1,023,71625,172
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426

Librahim (17) may also be a first name.

Librahim Last Name Facts

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

Librahim (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻟﺒﺮﺍﻫﻴﻢ) is most common in Nigeria. It may appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Librahim.

How Common Is The Last Name Librahim? popularity and diffusion

The surname Librahim is the 5,213,395th most widespread surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 79 percent of Librahim are found; 79 percent are found in West Africa and 50 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,694,839th most commonly used forename internationally. It is borne by 17 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 25,306,108. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Sokoto, where 71 percent are found, Bauchi, where 14 percent are found and Zamfara, where 14 percent are found. Not including Nigeria it exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Mauritania, where 29 percent are found and India, where 14 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Librahim Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Librahim in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻟﺒﺮﺍﻫﻴﻢlbrahym-

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Footnotes

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