Kbir Surname

1,140,742nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 211 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Morocco
Highest density in:
Tunisia

Kbir Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kbir Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Morocco1361:253,50142,794
Mauritania191:215,51910,553
Belgium111:1,045,14978,166
India81:95,883,173728,828
Taiwan61:3,907,45823,065
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
France11:66,422,722504,397
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Kbir (1,282) may also be a first name.

Kbir Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kbir (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻛﺒﻴﺮ, Hindi: कबीर) is most common in Morocco. It may occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kbir? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,140,742nd most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 34,538,132 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 79 percent of Kbir live; 69 percent live in North Africa and 67 percent live in Mahgreb. It is also the 220,154th most prevalent first name in the world. It is borne by 1,282 people.

It is most commonly held in Morocco, where it is carried by 136 people, or 1 in 253,501. Beside Morocco it is found in 17 countries. It also occurs in Mauritania, where 9 percent live and Belgium, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khbir8918/
K'Bir8915/
Kbair899/
Kbeir894/
Kbire893/
Kåbir891/
Kbier891/
Kber7525/
Kbyr754/
Cbir751/
Kbeer6789/
Køber6753/
Khber6735/
Khvir6726/
Kőber678/
Kåber671/
Cbair671/
Qbier671/

Kbir Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kbir in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻛﺒﻴﺮakbyr-
Kbir in the Hindi language
कबीरkabira-

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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
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  • 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 Kbir
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