Irebe Surname

2,273,756th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 70 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Irebe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Irebe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya501:923,59833,552
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Ivory Coast31:7,690,41157,263
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947

Irebe (23) may also be a first name.

Irebe Last Name Facts

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

Irebe occurs more in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Irebe? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,273,756th most widely held family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 104,107,799 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 79 percent of Irebe are found; 73 percent are found in East Africa and 73 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,239,265th most widespread forename in the world It is held by 23 people.

The surname is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is borne by 50 people, or 1 in 923,598. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Nakuru County, where 96 percent are found, Nairobi County, where 2 percent are found and Nyeri County, where 2 percent are found. Other than Kenya this surname occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 7 percent are found and The Ivory Coast, where 4 percent are found.

Irebe Last Name Statistics demography

Irebe earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 34.14% less than the national average, earning $28,417 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jirebe915/
Ireibe912/
Iriebe911/
Ireber910/
Hirebet8315/
Iorhebe837/
Jirebie835/
Iorebee831/
Iribe805,391/
Erebe80406/
Irobe80370/
Irabe80331/
Urebe80140/
Ireba8087/
Ireve8016/
Yrebe8015/
Ireby809/
Irewe802/
Irebi802/
Iorhebee773/
Hirebett771/
Hirabe731,355/
Irobey73385/
Herebe73251/
Jirobe73193/
Irieba7383/
Ergebe7354/
Hirobe7343/
Ireeva7332/
Aireba7328/
Iribes7327/
Iriobe7324/
Iriebi7323/
Irebio7322/
Jiribe7321/
Erebhe7316/
Ireveh7314/
Jirabe7313/
Urebie7311/
Ureibe7311/
Iriewe7310/
Erebie738/
Irribe738/
Hireve737/
Ireeba737/
Iriber737/
Jreber735/
Gerebe735/
Erebeh735/
Irobee735/
Hiribe735/
Irempe734/
Ereber734/
Irobeï734/
Yirebi733/
Eroebe733/
Ereibe732/
Uiribe732/
Iribeh732/
Irabeu732/
Irebih731/
Iribee731/
Ejrebe731/
Gireve731/
Yiribe731/
Eriebe731/
Erebee731/
Isrewe731/
Hirebi731/
Ireawe731/
Irabey731/
Jirebi731/
Uriebe731/
Yirabe731/
Yirobe731/
Giribe731/
Ireabi731/
Hurebe731/
Ireves731/
Irever730/
Hiraabe67252/
Irgebai6742/
Eresbey6729/
Herebet6722/
Iereeva6715/
Hirobea6712/
Errebie679/
Høireby676/
Girebaj675/
Hirabey674/
Erebest673/
Herebea672/
Girebiy672/
Eriebie672/
Herebes672/
Jirabee671/
Jreeber671/
Erebihe671/
Hirebio671/
Hirabeh671/
Herehbe671/
Gereabe671/
Erebeas671/
Iorhibe671/
Ihehereibe671/
Irhieve671/
Irempej671/

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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 Irebe
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