Chibwire Surname

1,409,418th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 154 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Chibwire Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chibwire Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1541:299,86919,047

Chibwire (61) may also be a first name.

Chibwire Last Name Facts

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

Chibwire is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chibwire? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,409,418th most commonly used family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 47,321,727 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chibwire reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Chibwire is also the 1,257,960th most widespread first name world-wide. It is borne by 61 people.

This surname is most widely held in Kenya, where it is borne by 154 people, or 1 in 299,869. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Kakamega County, where 95 percent are found, Nairobi County, where 3 percent are found and Bungoma County, where 1 percent are found.

Chibwire Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Chibwire last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chibwira88292/
Chibwere884/
Chibwiri881/
Chibware881/
Chibwaure8222/
Kibwire803/
Sibwire801/
Chipwere751,343/
Chibvere7526/
Chibviri7521/
Chibvira7521/
Chibvure7515/
Chibwera758/
Tsibwire751/
Chebbire751/
Chipwaira71825/
Tshibwiri711/
Chibber67682/
Chipwayira67320/
Kibwiri67130/
Sibwira6740/
Kibwere6711/
Chebbir673/
Hebbire672/
Cibwera671/
Chibvujira671/

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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 Chibwire
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