Kibetu Surname

1,471,719th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 144 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Kibetu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kibetu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1211:437,53430,427
Kenya171:2,716,46537,471
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Kibetu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kibetu is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Kibetu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kibetu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,471,719th most commonly used family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 50,607,958 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kibetu live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 89 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The last name Kibetu is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is held by 121 people, or 1 in 437,534. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Lindi Region, where 97 percent reside and Pwani Region, where 3 percent reside. Excluding Tanzania it exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 12 percent reside and Ethiopia, where 3 percent reside.

Kibetu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kibetou921/
Kibatu834,381/
Kibitu833,381/
Kebetu8316/
Kubetu835/
Kibuitu7710/
Kibithu772/
Kiboitu771/
Kuibatu771/
Chibetu771/
Khebethu711/
Qebetu6787/
Kivitu6756/
Kebatu6749/
Kebitu6726/
Kubitu676/
Kubatu674/
Kevitu671/
Kyvetou6284/
Kimpitu6275/
Kibitoe6216/
Kivoitu624/
Qebethu622/
Kebatou622/
Gcubetu622/
Cubethu621/
Qhebetu621/
Chebetu621/
Gcubethu573/
Chebethu571/
Khebatou571/

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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 Kibetu
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