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

The surname Kebs (Russian: Кебс) is found most frequently in Nigeria. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kebs? popularity and diffusion

Kebs is the 5,812,366th most commonly used family name globally It is held by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 45 percent of Kebs reside; 36 percent reside in West Africa and 36 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Kebs is also the 2,900,335th most numerous given name on earth, borne by 15 people.

This last name is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 44,285,690. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Oyo, where 75 percent reside and Rivers, where 25 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria this surname is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 27 percent reside and The Philippines, where 9 percent reside.

Kebs Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Kebs has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kebs 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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