Kibavu Surname

408,463rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 856 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Kibavu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kibavu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania8541:61,9936,640
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Kibavu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kibavu occurs most in Tanzania. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kibavu? popularity and diffusion

Kibavu is the 408,463rd most frequently used last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 8,513,488 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kibavu reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is held by 854 people, or 1 in 61,993. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 37 percent live, Pwani Region, where 37 percent live and Morogoro Region, where 18 percent live. Beside Tanzania Kibavu is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Burundi, where 0 percent live and Uganda, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Koibavu921/
Kibawu83287/
Kibevu831/
Kibovu831/
Kibabou77111/
Kaibabu7727/
Kibeevu772/
Cibawu6734/
Kebevu673/
Kubevu672/
Kivowu671/
Kubawu671/
Keivabu6221/
Khebevu6210/
Kebabou623/
Kebawou622/
Kaybabu621/
Chibovu621/
Chibawu621/
Kivouvou57189/
Keavovou5713/
Chibawou571/
Kaibowou571/
Chibhawu571/
Qebevu501/

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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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  • 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 Kibavu
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