Kebeya Surname

777,192nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 365 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kebeya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kebeya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2751:167,92712,915
DR Congo891:830,10857,152
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679

Kebeya (21) may also be a first name.

Kebeya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kebeya is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kebeya? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 777,192nd most widespread last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 19,965,879 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kebeya are found; 75 percent are found in East Africa and 39 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 2,368,944th most widespread given name at a global level, borne by 21 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 275 people, or 1 in 167,927. In Kenya Kebeya is most common in: Vihiga County, where 39 percent live, Nairobi County, where 29 percent live and Trans Nzoia County, where 17 percent live. Barring Kenya this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 24 percent live and The Ivory Coast, where 0 percent live.

Kebeya Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Kebeya surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kebeyap921/
Koebeya921/
Kebey9187/
Kebea9122/
Kabeya83137,055/
Kibeya831,876/
Kebaya83424/
Kebeyi83188/
Kebeye83131/
Kebeja8348/
Kebuya8326/
Cebeya8323/
Keboya8317/
Kesbey8316/
Keebey8314/
Kebhey8312/
Kobeya839/
Kebeyo833/
Kebiya832/
Kebyia831/
Kiebey831/
Keibea831/
Kebeah831/
Kybeya831/
Chebeya7743/
Kebeeyi7716/
Khabeya7713/
Kabeyaa776/
Kabeeya775/
Kabeyah771/
Kabeyha771/
Kaabeya771/
Kebouya771/
Kabey7310,278/
Kebei73788/
Cebey73711/
Cebea73435/
Kobey73357/
Kabea73310/
Kobea73264/
Kebai73170/
Kebee73137/
Kebaa73123/
Kebie73112/
Keboa73100/
Kebue7386/
Kebej7374/
Keboy7359/
Kibea7331/
Kibey7330/
Kebau7330/
Kebay7325/
Keboe736/
Kebae732/
Qebey732/
Kebye731/
Keubeuyi711/
Kabuya6748,789/
Kabaya679,442/
Kibaya674,845/
Kaboya673,666/
Kabiya671,611/
Kebeji67841/
Kibiya67764/
Qebeyi67365/
Kiboya67355/
Kibuya67271/
Kebeje67214/
Kibeyo67124/
Kobaya67104/
Keboye6773/
Kabeye6764/
Koboya6752/
Kebayi6752/
Kehbay6750/
Kesboy6746/
Kempey6738/
Kabeyu6737/
Kibeyu6735/
Kobeja6715/
Kobiya6711/
Kabeia6710/
Keebie679/
Kebaye679/
Keboyo679/
Kebaja679/
Kabeha678/
Kabeah677/
Keebai676/
Kobeye676/
Kibeyi676/
Keybee674/
Kobuya674/
Khobey673/
Keboyi673/
Kobeha673/
Kebhai672/
Kibeha672/
Kabeyo672/
Keboeh672/
Kaabey672/
Keboue672/
Kebaje671/
Kebaji671/
Kebuye671/
Keeboe671/
Kabeua671/
Khebai671/
Khebay671/
Khebhayat671/
Kobeey671/
Ceabey671/
Chebey671/
Keabay671/
Keibay671/
Keabue671/
Kebawe671/
Kebejo671/
Kebuyi671/
Keveye671/
Khabey671/
Kevuya671/
Keibai671/
Khobea671/
Kibeja671/
Kibéya671/
Kabhey671/
Koibey671/
Cibeya671/
Cebuya671/
Kebieh671/
Keyboy671/
Kabyia671/
Kobeah671/
Cebaya671/
Keubeu671/
Kebooy671/

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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 Kebeya
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