Kibiru Surname
Approximately 3,556 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 1,771 | 1:55,080 | 5,737 |
| Kenya | 1,696 | 1:27,229 | 3,039 |
| Uganda | 42 | 1:929,507 | 41,540 |
| Nigeria | 26 | 1:6,813,183 | 158,601 |
| England | 11 | 1:5,065,278 | 148,650 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
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'.
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Kibiru Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kaibiru | 92 | 326 | / |
| Kibairu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Khibiru | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kiberu | 83 | 9,515 | / |
| Kebiru | 83 | 1,446 | / |
| Kubiru | 83 | 11 | / |
| Kibeeru | 77 | 8 | / |
| Kiberut | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kibereu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kaybiru | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kubhiru | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kiberuu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Keberu | 67 | 2,741 | / |
| Kuberu | 67 | 18 | / |
| Keberau | 62 | 13 | / |
| Kebeeru | 62 | 2 | / |
| Kempiru | 62 | 1 | / |
| Chebiru | 62 | 1 | / |
| Ciberui | 62 | 1 | / |
| Kubeeru | 62 | 1 | / |
| Chebirou | 57 | 2 | / |
| Chiberou | 57 | 2 | / |
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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
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- 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 Kibiru
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