Hirbo Surname

218,820th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,871 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Hirbo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hirbo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1,8591:24,8412,803
Ethiopia91:10,838,47414,518
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040

Hirbo (1,606) may also be a first name.

Hirbo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hirbo occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Hirbo? popularity and diffusion

Hirbo is the 218,820th most commonly occurring last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 3,895,000 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Hirbo reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 66 percent reside in Cushitic Africa. It is also the 192,815th most frequently held forename internationally, held by 1,606 people.

Hirbo is most widely held in Kenya, where it is borne by 1,859 people, or 1 in 24,841. In Kenya Hirbo is most prevalent in: Marsabit County, where 67 percent live, Nairobi County, where 21 percent live and Meru County, where 5 percent live. Outside of Kenya it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Ethiopia, where 0 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Hirbo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Hirbo surname is primarily Muslim (52%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hirbod9155/
Chirbo9110/
Hairbo911/
Irbo89125/
Chirbou831/
Hairbot831/
Kheirbo831/
Hirboud831/
Hirbout831/
Iorbo80628/
Jirbo80245/
Herbo80200/
Girbo8086/
Hirvo8058/
Hiruo8041/
Ierbo8041/
Hurbo8030/
Hirwo8018/
Hirba809/
Irbou801/
Heirbout771/
Irbouh73202/
Cherbo73171/
Herbot73163/
Herbos7363/
Jehrbo7349/
Chirvo7334/
Hirbad7333/
Airebo7322/
Chirba7316/
Iorboh739/
Herbod739/
Hirbah738/
Girbou734/
Airboo733/
Hairuo733/
Hierba732/
Huerbo732/
Chirwo731/
Hirvou731/
Hirbas731/
Khirba731/
Herbou731/
Herboh731/
Hirvoy731/
Hairba731/
Hearbo731/
Khirvo731/
Herbop730/
Herbots671,029/
Iruo67598/
Erbo67232/
Herboux67133/
Herbott6783/
Irba6751/
Hirvois6743/
Urbo6736/
Chirbas6735/
Herbout6730/
Chiervo6728/
Hirbauy6725/
Herboch6713/
Herbois673/
Airebho673/
Irwo672/
Chirbat672/
Irvo672/
Yrbo671/
Kherbou671/
Khairba671/
Chirvop671/
Cheerbo671/
Yirebou671/
Chiorba671/
Khairuo671/
Herbosh670/
Ehrbott670/

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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 Hirbo
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