Kibet Surname

3,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 143,889 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kibet Surname User-submission:

This surname comes from a name given to a child born at midday.

Kibet Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya139,9111:33034
Uganda3,7691:10,3581,763
Ivory Coast651:354,94212,641
United States391:9,293,819392,288
Sudan161:2,344,3874,438
United Arab Emirates101:916,22736,116
Norway101:514,22941,629
Ethiopia91:10,838,47414,518
Iceland91:42,2322,922
Qatar61:393,00055,922
England51:11,143,612252,590
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Tanzania31:17,647,204107,932
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
China21:683,660,78330,601
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Kibet (42,752) may also be a first name.

Kibet Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname comes from a name given to a child born at midday.

- knaibei

Kibet Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kibet (Russian: Кибет) occurs more in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Kibet.

How Common Is The Last Name Kibet? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kibet is the 3,889th most numerous last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 50,647 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kibet reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 75 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 21,052nd most prevalent first name in the world. It is borne by 42,752 people.

This surname is most frequent in Kenya, where it is held by 139,911 people, or 1 in 330. In Kenya it is mostly found in: Kericho County, where 12 percent are found, Baringo County, where 12 percent are found and Elgeyo Marakwet County, where 10 percent are found. Outside of Kenya Kibet is found in 32 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 3 percent are found and The Ivory Coast, where 0 percent are found.

Kibet Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Kibet has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kibet last name increased 3,900 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kibet Last Name Statistics demography

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

Kibet earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 1.43% less than the national average, earning $42,533 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kibete91492/
Kibets91481/
Kibett91415/
Kibiet914/
Kibeth912/
Kuibet912/
Khibet911/
Kiobet911/
Kibeet911/
Kiebiet8333/
Kibethe839/
Kibeete832/
Kibhete831/
Kheibet831/
Kubet80237/
Kibit80128/
Kebet80109/
Kibed8024/
Cibet802/
Kybet801/
Keijbets7764/
Kiebieth771/
Kybets731,346/
Kebets73648/
Keibed73241/
Khibit73210/
Küybet73113/
Kiboit7390/
Kaybet7375/
Chibet7342/
Kybett7340/
Kibits7334/
Kubeth7325/
Quibet7323/
Kibitt7318/
Kebete7318/
Kibith7317/
Kubiet7316/
Caibet7314/
Kebetz7312/
Kubeit7312/
Kaibed736/
Kibite734/
Kebeth733/
Kimpet732/
Khebet732/
Kaivet732/
Kujbet731/
Khébet731/
Kibiot731/
Kiveit731/
Kebett730/
Quibete671,116/
Kibithe67152/
Keybets6753/
Caibett6713/
Quisbet679/
Keibite672/
Koibite671/
Khaybet671/
Kiboitt671/
Khaibed671/
Cuibett671/
Cheibet671/
Khinpet671/
Keivedt670/
Kiveett670/

Kibet Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kibet in the Russian language
Кибетkibet-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kibet
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