Kibiru Surname

127,559th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,556 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kibiru Surname User-submission:

The Kibiru surname means 'black item'.

Or it could be the Gikuyu word for a 'police landcruser'.

Kibiru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia1,7711:55,0805,737
Kenya1,6961:27,2293,039
Uganda421:929,50741,540
Nigeria261:6,813,183158,601
England111:5,065,278148,650
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243

Kibiru (357) may also be a first name.

Kibiru Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Kibiru surname means 'black item'.

Or it could be the Gikuyu word for a 'police landcruser'.

- kibiru

Kibiru Last Name Facts

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

Kibiru is found in Ethiopia more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kibiru? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kibiru is the 127,559th most frequently used family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,049,366 people. The surname Kibiru is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Kibiru live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 50 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 461,021st most frequent first name globally It is held by 357 people.

The last name Kibiru is most commonly held in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 1,771 people, or 1 in 55,080. Apart from Ethiopia this surname occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 48 percent are found and Uganda, where 1 percent are found.

Kibiru Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kaibiru92326/
Kibairu921/
Khibiru921/
Kiberu839,515/
Kebiru831,446/
Kubiru8311/
Kibeeru778/
Kiberut772/
Kibereu771/
Kaybiru771/
Kubhiru771/
Kiberuu771/
Keberu672,741/
Kuberu6718/
Keberau6213/
Kebeeru622/
Kempiru621/
Chebiru621/
Ciberui621/
Kubeeru621/
Chebirou572/
Chiberou572/

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Footnotes

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