Kabelu Surname

190,062nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,222 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Kabelu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kabelu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo2,1341:34,6204,298
Zambia621:255,64415,337
Indonesia111:12,022,654410,938
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
England21:27,859,030389,889
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
France11:66,422,722504,397
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Kabelu (83) may also be a first name.

Kabelu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kabelu is held by more people in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kabelu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kabelu is the 190,062nd most common last name globally, held by around 1 in 3,279,724 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Kabelu are found; 96 percent are found in Central Africa and 96 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Kabelu is also the 1,052,971st most frequently held first name at a global level, borne by 83 people.

This last name is most prevalent in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 2,134 people, or 1 in 34,620. Besides The DR Congo this surname exists in 13 countries. It also occurs in Zambia, where 3 percent are found and Indonesia, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kabielu9234/
Kabalu834,358/
Kabilu831,652/
Kabolu8369/
Kebelu8321/
Kabylu831/
Cabelu831/
Kaboğlu771,027/
Kabaalu77463/
Kampelu77104/
Cabelus7760/
Kabilou7745/
Kaballu7736/
Khobelu7725/
Kabilus7714/
Kabalyu774/
Kabaluh774/
Khabilu773/
Kobelus773/
Kobeleu772/
Kabaleu772/
Kabalui771/
Kabholu771/
Kaabalu771/
Kobelou771/
Kabilui771/
Kobeluš771/
Kobeluch7148/
Kobelius7120/
Kampelou715/
Kabailou712/
Kabaaalu711/
Cabalu671,109/
Qebelu6759/
Kebolu6729/
Cabeillou6711/
Kobolu6711/
Cabilu679/
Kobalu674/
Kobilu671/
Kebilu671/

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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 Kabelu
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