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 last name Dirbu is found most in Kenya. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dirbu? popularity and diffusion

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

This last name is most widespread in Kenya, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 23,089,950. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Garissa County, where 50 percent are found and Tana River County, where 50 percent are found. Excluding Kenya this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 33 percent are found.

Dirbu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Dirbu last name is chiefly 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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