The Ibrahim surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 15,915 people carried this name — #2,290 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 18,500 people counted. That is up 85% from 8,590 in 2000.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
2,152 people named Ibrahim live in Switzerland.
They live in 25 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 1,274 people named Ibrahim live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Antwerp.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 424 people named Ibrahim.
Most of them — 268 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 28 départements, most often Mayotte.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 409 people named Ibrahim live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In Poland’s population register
151 people named Ibrahim have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 546 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 14 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Masovian.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In the Nordic population registers
11,777 people named Ibrahim are counted in Sweden, Norway and Finland.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published. Norway publishes only surnames with 200 or more bearers. Finland counts its citizens, at home or abroad.
Counted, by country
Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown) · Statistics Norway (SSB, ssb.no), table 12891, 2025 — CC BY 4.0 · Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland, surname statistics, August 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In print
Ibrahim in American newspapers,
1839–1922.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 9,407 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Ibrahim,
with a public archive behind them.
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Yusuf Ibrahim 1877–1953 · physician -
Rashid al-Haj Ibrahim 1889–1953 · politician -
Nuḥ Ibrāhīm 1913–1938 · composer -
Abdallah Ibrahim 1918–2005 · politician -
Nilima Ibrahim 1921–2002 · writer
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 189 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Ibrahim.
- Iannone 1,501 · U.S. census
- Iannucci 1,215 · U.S. census
- Ibanes 222 · U.S. census
- Ibanez 8,614 · U.S. census
- Ibarra 66,063 · U.S. census
- Ibert 113 · U.S. census
- Ibrahimi 397 · U.S. census
- Icard 609 · U.S. census
- Icart 132 · U.S. census
- Ide 2,784 · U.S. census
- Iehl 145 · U.S. census
- Iffrig 146 · U.S. census
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