Dirbu Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Dirbu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dirbu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Dirbu (18) may also be a first name.

Dirbu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dirbu occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dirbu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 10,311,814th most commonly used last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name Dirbu is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Dirbu live; 67 percent live in East Africa and 33 percent live in Cushitic Africa. Dirbu is also the 2,608,198th most commonly occurring first name internationally, borne by 18 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 23,089,950. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Garissa County, where 50 percent reside and Tana River County, where 50 percent reside. Other than Kenya this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Nigeria, where 33 percent reside.

Dirbu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Dirbu last name is primarily Muslim (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dirbou9187/
Dirbux911/
Dairbu911/
Diorbou831/
Derbu808/
Durbu802/
Drebu802/
H'Dirbou771/
Dyrbuś73337/
Derbou73139/
Durbau7366/
Dyrbus7351/
Derbus7318/
Durbuy736/
Derbau732/
Dyrebu731/
Derbui731/
Derbouz67927/
Derbush67865/
Dyrbusz67151/
Derboux6732/
Derbuch6713/
Derbaut673/
Derbous672/
Derbusz671/
Dyrbusch6284/
Dürbusch6232/
Derbouch623/
Derbusch621/
Dervu602/
Drewu601/
Derbuhova576/
Dervou55104/
Dervau554/
Drevou554/
Derwou551/
Derwau551/
Dervaux502,842/
Dervout50411/
Derveus5011/
Derwaux504/
Dervaud501/
D'Ervau501/

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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 Dirbu
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