Kabira Surname
Approximately 7,879 people bear this surname
Kabira Surname User-submission:
Kabira is a Japanese surname from the island of Okinawa. In the Okinawan dialect it comes from the words ka (river) and bira (plain). In Japanese it is written with the same ideograms but pronounced Kawahira: kawa (river) and hira (plain).
Read More About This SurnameKabira Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 3,395 | 1:37,657 | 3,409 |
| Uganda | 1,208 | 1:32,317 | 4,350 |
| DR Congo | 917 | 1:80,567 | 9,307 |
| Kenya | 682 | 1:67,712 | 6,482 |
| Syria | 582 | 1:33,163 | 2,088 |
| Nigeria | 272 | 1:651,260 | 30,529 |
| India | 239 | 1:3,209,479 | 93,987 |
| Morocco | 204 | 1:169,000 | 29,345 |
| Malawi | 105 | 1:163,039 | 16,499 |
| Zimbabwe | 65 | 1:237,511 | 26,018 |
| Indonesia | 48 | 1:2,755,192 | 158,430 |
| United Arab Emirates | 39 | 1:234,930 | 15,673 |
| United States | 37 | 1:9,796,187 | 405,931 |
| Jordan | 29 | 1:304,912 | 11,052 |
| Papua New Guinea | 9 | 1:905,969 | 94,851 |
| Pakistan | 9 | 1:19,849,321 | 72,658 |
| England | 8 | 1:6,964,757 | 184,742 |
| Canada | 7 | 1:5,263,656 | 239,735 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 6 | 1:227,329 | 10,175 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
Kabira (10,465) may also be a first name.
Kabira Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Kabira is a Japanese surname from the island of Okinawa. In the Okinawan dialect it comes from the words ka (river) and bira (plain). In Japanese it is written with the same ideograms but pronounced Kawahira: kawa (river) and hira (plain).
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Average Kabira Salary in
United States
$40,333 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Kabira Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kabira Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kabira (Bengali: কবিরা, Georgian: კაბირა, Hindi: कबीरा, Marathi: कबीरा, Oriya: କବିରା, Russian: Кабира) occurs in Japan more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Kabira click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kabira? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 63,583rd most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 924,933 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 55 percent of Kabira are found; 43 percent are found in East Asia and 43 percent are found in Nippono-Asia. Kabira is also the 59,466th most commonly used first name throughout the world It is held by 10,465 people.
The last name is most widely held in Japan, where it is held by 3,395 people, or 1 in 37,657. In Japan Kabira is most numerous in: Okinawa Prefecture, where 38 percent reside, Hiroshima Prefecture, where 7 percent reside and Kagoshima Prefecture, where 6 percent reside. Beside Japan Kabira occurs in 33 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 15 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 12 percent reside.
Kabira Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya and Christian (62%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those bearing the Kabira last name are 18.2% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 71.43% being registered with the political party.
Kabira earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 6.53% less than the national average, earning $40,333 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kabira Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kabira in the Georgian language | ||
| კაბირა | kabira | - |
| Kabira in the Bengali language | ||
| কবিরা | kabira | - |
| Kabira in the Marathi language | ||
| कबीरा | kabira | 90.26 |
| कबीर | kabira | 3.08 |
| कािबरा | kaibara | 2.56 |
| काबीरा | kabira | 2.56 |
| कबीराबी | kabirabi | 0.51 |
| Kabira in the Hindi language | ||
| कबीरा | kabira | 87.79 |
| कबिरा | kabira | 6.87 |
| काबिरा | kabira | 3.05 |
| कबीर | kabira | 1.15 |
| कबीरअ़ | kabira'a | 0.38 |
| कबीरअ | kabira'a | 0.38 |
| काबीरा | kabira | 0.38 |
| Kabira in the Oriya language | ||
| କବିରା | kabira | 57.14 |
| କବିର | kabira | 39.68 |
| କବୀର | kabira | 3.17 |
| Kabira in the Russian language | ||
| Кабира | kabira | - |
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