Kebabe Surname

562,135th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 564 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kebabe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kebabe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya5471:84,4247,739
Mauritania111:372,26015,230
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Syria11:19,301,02222,457

Kebabe (10) may also be a first name.

Kebabe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kebabe (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﺒﺎﺏ) occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Kebabe.

How Common Is The Last Name Kebabe? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 562,135th most frequent family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 12,921,181 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Kebabe live; 97 percent live in East Africa and 60 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Kebabe is also the 3,684,242nd most prevalent given name worldwide, held by 10 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is borne by 547 people, or 1 in 84,424. In Kenya it is most common in: Kisii County, where 59 percent are found, Nairobi County, where 22 percent are found and Nyamira County, where 13 percent are found. Outside of Kenya Kebabe occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Mauritania, where 2 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Kebabe Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khebabe921/
Khebabet861/
Kebebe838,178/
Kebabi833,383/
Kababe83320/
Kobabe83120/
Kibabe8336/
Kebaby836/
Kebobe834/
Kebaba833/
Qebabe831/
Chebabe77186/
Kababeh77175/
Kaibabe77159/
Kababie77156/
Kababee7745/
Kababei7714/
Keboube778/
Khebaba775/
Kebebeu774/
Khababe773/
Kebabai771/
Kebeube771/
Kibabei771/
Kiebobe771/
Kababeu771/
Khebabi771/
Kababieh7114/
Kieboube711/
Chebaibe711/
Chebhabe711/
Khobeabe711/
Kibebe677,555/
Kibaba673,001/
Kibabi671,932/
Kababi671,900/
Kobobe671,526/
Kabebe671,166/
Cobabe67233/
Kabobe67172/
Kibobe67105/
Kabebi6796/
Cababe6756/
Cibabe6729/
Keshbasbi6729/
Keboba6727/
Kababy6724/
Kebobi6721/
Kobebe6710/
Kebavi676/
Kobabi672/
Kivabe671/
Kebebi671/

Kebabe Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kebabe in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻛﺒﺎﺏkbab-

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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 Kebabe
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