Kanibe Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Kanibe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kanibe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea151:543,58166,712
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Kanibe (141) may also be a first name.

Kanibe Last Name Facts

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

Kanibe is most common in Papua New Guinea. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Kanibe click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kanibe? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,772,636th most widely held surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. This surname is predominantly found in Oceania, where 88 percent of Kanibe are found; 88 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 88 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 778,371st most prevalent first name internationally It is held by 141 people.

The last name Kanibe is most common in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 15 people, or 1 in 543,581. In Papua New Guinea Kanibe is most prevalent in: Milne Bay, where 80 percent live and Western Highlands, where 20 percent live. Beside Papua New Guinea it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 6 percent live and Spain, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kaniber9247/
Kanibie9223/
Kanibeh9214/
Kanibei924/
Kagnibe921/
Kaniba83367/
Canibe83122/
Kanebe837/
Kanibi834/
Kanube832/
Kenibe831/
Konibe831/
Kanhiebie801/
Kanieba77399/
Canibey7799/
Khanibi7786/
Kanibay7786/
Kanyber7729/
Kanuibi7721/
Kanibai7715/
Kanebie7713/
Khaniba7711/
Kaenube779/
Kanniba773/
Kanaiba771/
Koniber771/
Kangibi771/
Kangebe771/
Kaniebi771/
Kongibe771/
Kanuebe771/
Kounibe771/
Khanniba71409/
Kannibai7140/
Kanebehe7110/
Kainibai714/
Khanibai713/
Kanibhay713/
Cangaibe711/
Khanaibi711/
Kanebess711/
Kannebie711/
Kanibhai711/
Canive67225/
Kanebi67157/
Koniba67138/
Kanubi67101/
Kaneba6784/
Caniba6767/
Konibi6731/
Kaneby6723/
Cañibe678/
Cannibetz678/
Canebe673/
Canube672/
Kaneve672/
Kounaiber671/
Kenibi671/
Koniby671/
Kanivy671/
Kahanibaj671/
Konebe671/
Kenebe671/

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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 Kanibe
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