Kebba Surname

420,074th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 826 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Kebba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kebba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda7191:54,2976,448
United States471:7,711,892346,147
Papua New Guinea211:388,27250,829
Algeria81:4,828,94449,535
Yemen51:5,285,05921,214
Chad41:3,398,0507,703
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
England31:18,572,686338,250
Mauritania21:2,047,43230,537
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Kebba (24,896) may also be a first name.

Kebba Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kebba (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﺒﻪ) is held by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kebba? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 420,074th most numerous surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 8,822,695 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 90 percent of Kebba are found; 87 percent are found in East Africa and 87 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Kebba is also the 32,106th most commonly held first name world-wide, borne by 24,896 people.

The last name Kebba is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is carried by 719 people, or 1 in 54,297. In Uganda Kebba is mostly found in: Budaka District, where 59 percent live, Kibuku District, where 13 percent live and Pallisa District, where 8 percent live. Barring Uganda this surname is found in 19 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 6 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 3 percent live.

Kebba Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kebba surname are 28.59% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 81.82% being registered with the party.

Kebba earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 31.96% more than the national average, earning $56,938 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kebbaj91410/
Kebbay9195/
Kebbat9129/
Khebba9113/
Kebbaz914/
Kebbaï911/
Kebbai911/
Khebbat83484/
Kebbach8314/
Khebbad834/
Khebbas832/
Kebbash831/
Kabba8054,320/
Kobba805,269/
Kebbi801,653/
Kebbe80675/
Cebba80316/
Kebby80266/
Kibba8076/
Kebbo807/
Kebbé803/
Khebbaiz771/
Kebbie737,232/
Khabba731,022/
Chebba73821/
Kebbou73353/
Khebbi73205/
Kobbah73154/
Kobbai7369/
Kiebbe7361/
Kebbet7340/
Khibba7330/
Khobba7327/
Kabbai7316/
Kabbay7312/
Kibbas7311/
Kebbes733/
Kebber733/
Khybba733/
Kebbid733/
Kebbey732/
Kabbaa732/
Kobbay731/
Kaabba731/
Kebbih731/
Kebbei731/
Kebbez731/
Kaibba731/
Kobbaï731/
Kabbau731/
Keibbe730/
Kebbee730/
Keabbe730/
Kiebby730/
Kebbous67489/
Kebbout67387/
Khebbou67316/
Chebbai67170/
Khybeba67118/
Keibbed6720/
Chebbaa6717/
Kiebbie6716/
Khabbah6711/
Khabbai675/
Kebbouh672/
Khabbaa672/
Kibbaya672/
Cgebbah671/
Kebbich671/
Kobbajj671/
Kiebbou671/
Khebbez671/
Keibebe671/
Kabbaha671/
Cehbbah671/
Keebbez670/

Kebba Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kebba in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻛﺒﻪkbh50
ﻛﺐkb50

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kebba
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