Kabiru Surname

1,721st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 319,442 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Kabiru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kabiru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria311,5751:56967
Kenya7,6521:6,035826
United States501:7,249,179331,838
Pakistan421:4,253,42629,680
Uganda311:1,259,33249,678
Cameroon111:1,888,09798,267
England101:5,571,806158,774
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
India81:95,883,173728,828
Tanzania71:7,563,08870,659
Burkina Faso61:3,058,68318,466
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Niger41:4,798,00475,547
Ivory Coast41:5,767,80855,416
Iceland31:126,6975,403
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
France11:66,422,722504,397
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Kabiru (519,214) may also be a first name.

Kabiru Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kabiru (Bengali: কবিরু, Hindi: कबीरू, Marathi: कबीरु, Oriya: କବିରୁିନ) is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kabiru? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,721st most frequently used surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 22,813 people. The surname Kabiru is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kabiru reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Kabiru is also the 1,946th most commonly occurring first name in the world, held by 519,214 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 311,575 people, or 1 in 569. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Kano, where 21 percent are found, Zamfara, where 11 percent are found and Kebbi, where 8 percent are found. Barring Nigeria it is found in 31 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 2 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Kabiru Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya and Muslim (95%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Kabiru last name are 33.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 80% being registered with the party.

Kabiru earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 31.6% less than the national average, earning $29,514 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kabirou924,840/
Kaibiru92326/
Kabiruh92156/
Khabiru9259/
Kabairu9223/
Kabuiru9219/
Kabeiru9215/
Kabirau9211/
Kabirru929/
Kaabiru928/
Kahbiru923/
Kkabiru922/
Kaubiru922/
Kaebiru921/
Kabiruu921/
Katbiru921/
Kabirut921/
Kaybiru921/
Kabirui921/
Kabisru921/
Kabitru921/
Kaabirou864/
Kabiorou862/
Kabirous861/
Khabiruy861/
Khabirou861/
Kebiru831,446/
Kaberu83472/
Cabiru835/
Kobiru832/
Kabirrrou801/
Kaberou77501/
Cabirou77359/
Kampiru77146/
Kabeeru7777/
Cabirau771/
Kaberuu771/
Kaberau771/
Kabiroe771/
Kabyrus771/
Cabiraud712/
Kamphiru711/
Keberu672,741/
Cabiró673/
Caberu671/

Kabiru Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kabiru in the Bengali language
কবিরুkabiru-
Kabiru in the Oriya language
କବିରୁିନkabiruina-
Kabiru in the Marathi language
कबीरुkabiru-
Kabiru in the Hindi language
कबीरूkabiru62.5
कबीरुkabiru37.5

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kabiru
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