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 is most common in Kenya. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Hirbo click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hirbo? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 218,820th most commonly occurring surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 3,895,000 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Hirbo live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 66 percent live in Cushitic Africa. Hirbo is also the 192,815th most numerous first name throughout the world It is held by 1,606 people.

The surname is most widespread in Kenya, where it is held by 1,859 people, or 1 in 24,841. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Marsabit County, where 67 percent reside, Nairobi County, where 21 percent reside and Meru County, where 5 percent reside. Without taking into account Kenya Hirbo exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Ethiopia, where 0 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Hirbo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Hirbo surname is predominantly 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
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  • 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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