Kabir Surname

576th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 944,735 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bangladesh
Highest density in:
Bangladesh

Kabir Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kabir Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bangladesh683,1861:23328
Nigeria172,1601:1,029133
India18,1501:42,2632,951
Pakistan17,2011:10,386771
Afghanistan8,9271:3,602381
Syria6,5631:2,941351
Sudan4,2001:8,9311,260
Egypt3,9351:23,3642,645
Iran3,5341:21,7272,759
Chad2,9851:4,554714
United Arab Emirates2,7981:3,275414
Iraq2,6041:13,449947
United States2,2631:160,16716,303
Saudi Arabia2,1861:14,1151,995
Morocco1,7721:19,4563,003
England1,5961:34,9114,614
Indonesia1,2841:102,99810,594
Algeria1,0891:35,4746,439
Ghana9701:27,8563,309
Kuwait8681:4,379591
Yemen7821:33,7923,103
Canada7341:50,1986,093
Australia4311:62,6357,554
Malaysia3921:75,2405,389
Oman3631:10,1601,292
Qatar3591:6,568697
Jordan3521:25,1213,406
Sri Lanka2921:71,2627,441
Cameroon2761:75,2509,323
Thailand2731:258,74944,092
Somalia2451:54,9062,420
France2431:273,34542,057
Bahrain1471:9,1741,687
Germany1251:644,04450,561
Sweden1151:85,6246,323
Spain1091:428,91822,835
Singapore1071:51,4741,981
Niger1041:184,5396,420
Philippines991:1,022,60886,972
South Africa891:608,73846,089
Hong Kong701:104,7931,905
Kenya661:699,69530,103
New Zealand661:68,61110,369
Russia451:3,202,735169,516
Netherlands411:411,88242,990
Belgium371:310,72035,739
Scotland371:144,6988,671
Ireland361:130,8046,280
Italy341:1,798,72686,050
Iceland311:12,2611,126
Japan261:4,917,08838,984
Brazil231:9,307,580200,052
Tunisia211:29,0774,362
Kazakhstan201:884,12554,571
Mauritania191:215,51910,553
Poland181:2,111,597101,748
Turkey171:4,577,731104,623
Wales161:193,40812,484
China141:97,665,8265,141
Norway141:367,30634,015
Switzerland141:586,63740,624
Finland111:499,70030,478
Nepal101:2,848,0969,545
Togo91:805,3086,372
Lebanon81:704,63514,756
South Korea81:6,405,0321,091
Uganda71:5,577,040114,218
Cambodia61:2,581,1918,069
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Bulgaria51:1,395,78141,665
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Djibouti41:228,733966
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Gambia41:480,863548
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Ivory Coast41:5,767,80855,416
Libya41:1,560,9943,087
Tajikistan41:2,096,6737,416
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Azerbaijan31:3,216,37432,290
Colombia31:15,924,69128,711
Moldova31:1,187,12348,973
Senegal31:4,859,7816,822
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Bhutan21:308,0201,264
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Comoros11:749,524685
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Somaliland11:3,500,1821,592
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382

Kabir (306,943) may also be a first name.

Kabir Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kabir (Arabic: كبير, Bengali: কবির, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﺎﺑﺮ, Hindi: कबीर, Marathi: कबीर, Oriya: କବିର, Russian: Кабир, Tibetan: ཀ་བིར་) is found in Bangladesh more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kabir? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 576th most commonly used surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 7,714 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 79 percent of Kabir reside; 77 percent reside in South Asia and 76 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 3,398th most common first name at a global level, held by 306,943 people.

The surname Kabir is most numerous in Bangladesh, where it is borne by 683,186 people, or 1 in 233. Excluding Bangladesh this surname occurs in 121 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 18 percent reside and India, where 2 percent reside.

Kabir Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is primarily Muslim (100%) in Kenya, Sunni (50%) in Lebanon and Muslim (97%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Kabir last name are 2.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 55.33% registered with the party.

The amount Kabir earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 76.67% less than the national average, earning €7,006 per year; in Norway they earn 18.75% less than the national average, earning 281,193 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 54.56% more than the national average, earning R 367,296 per year; in United States they earn 9.39% more than the national average, earning $47,199 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.68% less than the national average, earning $43,384 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khabir918,924/
Kabire91432/
Kabier91228/
Kabhir9114/
Kabgir9113/
Kaibir9112/
Kahbir9111/
Kaabir9111/
Kabair918/
Kabirr916/
Kabeir914/
Kabior913/
Kabuir912/
Kaubir912/
Kaboir911/
Kkabir911/
Kabirh911/
Kabhair8380/
Kabaire8378/
Khabire8340/
Khabair8313/
Kabhire835/
Kabierz834/
Khabier833/
Kaabire832/
Kaubair831/
Kahabir831/
Kaybior831/
Khaibir831/
Kabeire831/
Kabuire831/
Kkhabir831/
Khabeir831/
Kobir8043,973/
Kebir8024,090/
Kaber804,360/
Cabir80876/
Qabir80141/
Kabyr806/
Kèbir801/
Kabirova7723,890/
Kaabhire771/
Khashbir771/
Kahabire771/
Kabaaire771/
Kabeer7341,820/
Khaber731,143/
Kebier731,125/
Khobir73902/
Kaaber73810/
Kaiber73660/
Kabere73480/
Kauber73244/
Kobier73208/
Kaeber73138/
Cabier73131/
Qabair7385/
Kayber7341/
Koobir7320/
Kobior7318/
Khebir7317/
Kobair7317/
Kebair738/
Kobire735/
Kampir735/
Kaberh735/
Kuibir735/
Keibir734/
Khabyr734/
Kabear733/
Kahber733/
Keaber732/
Kanpir732/
Quabir732/
Kebeir732/
Kohbir732/
Kobird731/
Ckaber731/
Kabher731/
Koubir731/
Qaibir731/
Cabior731/
Keybir731/
Khabirova715,835/
Kabahaire716/
Khabeer67710/
Khayber67256/
Khaiber67194/
Kabheer67131/
Koobair67108/
Kaibere6756/
Kobeire6752/
Kabeere6738/
Khabere6723/
Kampair6714/
Khabher6711/
Kaberre678/
Khaybirova677/
Kanpair677/
Khobeir676/
Kaaiber676/
Kobeirr676/
Kassber675/
Khoubir674/
Kabuyre673/
Khabeur673/
Kaubert672/
Catbird671/
Kabhere671/
Khanpir671/
Kkabeer671/
Quaabir671/
Koubire671/
Khabear671/
Khojbir671/
Khayvir671/
Kabeerr671/
Kobaire671/
Caubier671/
Koubhir671/
Caboitr671/
Kaabeer671/
Kompair671/
Khaaber671/
Khaybyr671/
Caebier670/

Kabir Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kabir in the Tibetan language
ཀ་བིར་kabir-
Kabir in the Hindi language
कबीरkabira98.01
काबिरkabira1.11
कबिरkabira0.62
काबीरkabira0.14
कवीरkavira0.07
़कबीरkabira0.02
Kabir in the Marathi language
कबीरkabira93.32
काबीरkabira2.35
बीरbira0.67
अमीरamira0.27
कदीरkadira0.26
शबीरsabira0.14
काजीkaji0.08
कवीरkavira0.03
नबीnabi0.03
आंबीambi0.03
जाबीरjabira0.03
काबेरkabera0.02
कबुkabu0.02
जाबिरjabira0.02
कबkaba0.02
आमीरamira0.02
आबीरabira0.02
कनीkani0.02
साबीरsabira0.02
कबोरkabora0.02
तबीtabi0.02
कबीkabi0.02
कादीरkadira0.02
सबीरsabira0.02
कबेरkabera0.02
कबारkabara0.02
्बीरbira0.02
कणीरkanira0.02
Kabir in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻛﺎﺑﺮkabr88.57
ﻛﺒﻴﺮkbyr5.71
ﺍﻟﻜﺒﻴﺮalkbyr2.86
ﺍﻛﺒﻴﺮakbyr2.86
Kabir in the Oriya language
କବିରkabira75.61
କବୀରkabira20.67
କାବିରkabira0.54
କବିର୍kabir0.43
କାବୀରkabira0.11
କୁବିରkubira0.05
ବାଲିbali0.05
କଦିରkadira0.05
Kabir in the Bengali language
কবিরkabira66.04
কবীরkabira32.42
কাবীরkabira0.51
কাবিরkabira0.51
কবির্kabir0.17
Kabir in the Russian language
Кабирkabir-
Kabir in the Arabic language
كبيرkbyr-

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