Kebs Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Portugal

Kebs Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kebs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Kebs (15) may also be a first name.

Kebs Last Name Facts

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

Kebs (Russian: Кебс) is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kebs? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 5,812,366th most frequent surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 45 percent of Kebs live; 36 percent live in West Africa and 36 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,900,335th most numerous first name worldwide, borne by 15 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 44,285,690. In Nigeria Kebs is primarily found in: Oyo, where 75 percent live and Rivers, where 25 percent live. Beside Nigeria this surname occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 27 percent live and The Philippines, where 9 percent live.

Kebs Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Kebs has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name decreased 90 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Keebs8923/
Kebsz8918/
Kiebs8918/
Kaebs8915/
Keibs8914/
Kebss893/
Khebs891/
Koebs890/
Kebsch80132/
Kiejbs801/
Kobs753,401/
Kabs75270/
Keps75167/
Kibs7536/
Qebs751/
Cebs751/
Koebsch7371/
Kaebsch7335/
Kiebsch731/
Keeps6780/
Kepps6732/
Kabsz6724/
Kepse6722/
Kab's6722/
Kabsh6711/
Kieps6710/
Keivs6710/
Keebz679/
Keups677/
Keevs673/
Koeps672/
Kepss672/
Kaabs672/
Kaybs671/
Kiebz671/
Kibsh671/
Coebs671/
Quebs671/
Chebs671/
Kepsh671/
Kevås671/
Khabs671/
Ceibs671/
Kobsz671/
Kahbs671/
Keaps670/
Keibz670/
Keavs670/
Keips670/

Kebs Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kebs in the Russian language
Кебсkebs-

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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 Kebs
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