Kanibia Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Kanibia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Kanibia Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Kanibia Last Name Facts

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

Kanibia is found in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kanibia? popularity and diffusion

Kanibia is the 10,311,814th most frequently held last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kanibia live; 100 percent live in Central Africa and 100 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.

Kanibia is most commonly held in Cameroon, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 10,384,534. In Cameroon it is most prevalent in: Littoral Region, where 50 percent live and West Region, where 50 percent live. Excluding Cameroon it is found in one country. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 33 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kanebia86525/
Kanubia861/
Kenubia71123/
Caniwia7152/
Kanevia717/
Kenebia714/
Cagnebia671/
Canniwia671/
Kanaujvia631/
Kanhevijay591/
Kanevio578/
Canubio571/
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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 Kanibia
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