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

The surname Kibiru is found in Ethiopia more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Kibiru.

How Common Is The Last Name Kibiru? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kibiru is the 127,559th most frequent family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 2,049,366 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Kibiru are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 50 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. Kibiru is also the 461,021st most commonly held given name on earth It is held by 357 people.

The surname Kibiru is most frequently used in Ethiopia, where it is held by 1,771 people, or 1 in 55,080. Barring 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 adherence of those holding the last name is principally 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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