Dirbe Surname

158,074th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,765 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Dirbe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dirbe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia2,7371:35,6404,079
Cameroon221:944,04961,779
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Niger11:19,192,017110,060

Dirbe (70) may also be a first name.

Dirbe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dirbe is more frequently found in Ethiopia than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Dirbe click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dirbe? popularity and diffusion

The surname Dirbe is the 158,074th most commonly occurring last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 2,635,640 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Dirbe live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 1,162,016th most frequent first name throughout the world, held by 70 people.

The surname Dirbe is most commonly used in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 2,737 people, or 1 in 35,640. Outside of Ethiopia this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 1 percent are found and Nigeria, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dirbie919/
Dierbe911/
Dirbei911/
Deirbe911/
Dirbes910/
Deirbeh832/
Dirbess831/
Derbe8011,518/
Dirba803,909/
Durbe80135/
Drebe8026/
Dirbi8017/
Dirby8010/
Dirve802/
Derbie738,728/
Derbez73788/
Derbes73636/
Derber73498/
Derbey7378/
Dhurbe7328/
Durbey7323/
Durbhe7318/
Dherbe7317/
Derbet7310/
Derbei7310/
Deirba735/
Dairbi735/
Dhirve735/
Dirver734/
Deurbe732/
Durbee732/
Diruet732/
Dearbe732/
Dirues731/
Dierve731/
Dierba731/
Dirbai731/
Dirveh731/
Dirboy731/
Derbea731/
Durbea731/
Derbeh731/
D'Irby731/
Deirue731/
Derbed731/
Dürbey731/
Dherbey67116/
Durbeej6749/
Dherbet6726/
Derbieh6718/
D'Herbe6715/
Derbesh678/
Dairbai674/
D'Erbee673/
Dherbes673/
Deirebi673/
D'Erbée672/
Dhuirve672/
Dhurbhe672/
Dhurbey671/
Derbeha671/
Disrued671/
Dierzba671/
Dairver671/
Derbets671/
Derbech671/

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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 Dirbe
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