Kibbs Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Kibbs Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Kibbs Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
England11:55,718,059489,080
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States241:2,092,445103,667

Kibbs (6) may also be a first name.

Kibbs Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kibbs occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kibbs? popularity and diffusion

Kibbs is the 8,193,072nd most commonly held family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. It is primarily found in Oceania, where 60 percent of Kibbs reside; 60 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 60 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Kibbs is also the 4,967,096th most frequently held given name internationally, held by 6 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 2,717,906. In Papua New Guinea Kibbs is primarily concentrated in: Eastern Highlands, where 100 percent live. Barring Papua New Guinea Kibbs occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 20 percent live and Jamaica, where 20 percent live.

Kibbs Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Kibbs has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Kibbs last name declined 89 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kubbs8036/
Cibbs805/
Qibbs801/
Kibbz801/
Kebbs800/
Khubbs732/
Chibbs732/
Caibbs731/
Kubbsh731/
Chebbs551/
Quebbs550/
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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 Kibbs
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