Kanibo 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

Kanibo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kanibo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea101:815,37288,623
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Kanibo Last Name Facts

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

Kanibo is carried by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kanibo? popularity and diffusion

Kanibo is the 4,772,636th most widely held last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 59 percent of Kanibo reside; 59 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 59 percent reside in Papuan Oceania.

The last name is most widespread in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 10 people, or 1 in 815,372. In Papua New Guinea Kanibo is most common in: Eastern Highlands, where 60 percent are found, Madang, where 30 percent are found and National Capital District, where 10 percent are found. Excluding Papua New Guinea this surname is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 24 percent are found and Ethiopia, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kanaibo9252/
Kanhibo9225/
Khanibo9222/
Kanibou924/
Kagnibo921/
Kangnibo8670/
Kanubo83397/
Kaniba83367/
Kanebo8386/
Kenibo8367/
Konibo8365/
Canibo837/
Kanieba77399/
Kanubho77181/
Kanıboz7753/
Kangiba7728/
Khaniba7711/
Kanibas7710/
Kainebo777/
Kangebo776/
Kaneebo775/
Kanniba773/
Kanebou773/
Kounibo771/
Koniebo771/
Kanyobo771/
Kanibat771/
Keniboh771/
Kanaiba771/
Koneibo771/
Khanniba71409/
Qannibou71204/
Kanneboi717/
Kounibou711/
Kougnibo711/
Kaneabou711/
Kannibau711/
Koniba67138/
Kaneba6784/
Caniba6767/
Conibo6733/
Kenebo6716/
Keniba6711/
Kanuba679/
Konubo673/
Kenubo671/
Canebo671/
Khasnibas671/
Canivo671/

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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 Kanibo
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