Kibia Surname

378,966th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 942 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kibia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kibia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya6221:74,2446,952
Niger2221:86,4513,680
DR Congo621:1,191,60673,277
Benin211:492,17232,947
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Kibia (121) may also be a first name.

Kibia Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kibia is found most frequently in Kenya. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kibia? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 378,966th most widely held surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 7,736,248 people. The surname Kibia occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kibia live; 66 percent live in East Africa and 66 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Kibia is also the 848,089th most widely held first name throughout the world, borne by 121 people.

This surname is most widely held in Kenya, where it is carried by 622 people, or 1 in 74,244. In Kenya Kibia is most numerous in: Meru County, where 35 percent are found, Kiambu County, where 29 percent are found and Kirinyaga County, where 14 percent are found. Without taking into account Kenya this last name exists in 11 countries. It is also common in Niger, where 24 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 7 percent are found.

Kibia Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kibiha9127/
Kiebia914/
Kuibia912/
Kaibia912/
Kibija911/
Kibiaa911/
Kibuiya8387/
Kibaiya8313/
Kibujia831/
Kibeija831/
Kubia80521/
Kibio80209/
Kibya8073/
Kibja8046/
Kibea8031/
Kebia8012/
Cibia809/
Kibuiyah771/
Kiobya73411/
Cibiha73397/
Kubiha73326/
Kimpia7348/
Chibia7324/
Kaibio739/
Kibiho738/
Kebiah736/
Kubija733/
Kuebia733/
Kibeha732/
Keubia732/
Qoibia731/
Caibia731/
Kubiňa731/
Kybias731/
Kibios731/
Kebiha731/
Keibea731/
Kojbia731/
Quoibia67120/
Chibiha67109/
Kaibeah6725/
Kibojja6724/
Kibajjo6722/
Kibaaya6715/
Quisbia675/
Kibujja673/
Kyobija673/
Kibajja672/
Kibejja671/
Kuybiat671/
Kessbia671/
Kubijai671/
Khuubia671/
Quibiat671/

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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 Kibia
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