Kibishi Surname

881,213th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 306 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Kibishi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kibishi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2711:195,35716,724
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Japan11:127,844,29373,547

Kibishi (222) may also be a first name.

Kibishi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kibishi is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kibishi? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 881,213th most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 23,815,510 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kibishi live; 89 percent live in East Africa and 89 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Kibishi is also the 605,116th most frequently used first name at a global level It is held by 222 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is borne by 271 people, or 1 in 195,357. In Tanzania Kibishi is most numerous in: Simiyu Region, where 95 percent reside, Mbeya Region, where 1 percent reside and Rukwa Region, where 1 percent reside. Aside from Tanzania this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 11 percent reside and Japan, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kibuishi9312/
Kibeishi935/
Khibishi931/
Kibisi92472/
Kibeshi86130/
Kibisha8610/
Kubishi863/
Kibisai862/
Khibisi861/
Qibishi861/
Koibisi861/
Kibitsi861/
Kibisie861/
Kibisoi861/
Kuboishi804/
Kubaishi802/
Chibishi802/
Kebishai801/
Kibissai801/
Kibayshi801/
Kibisa77535/
Kibici77466/
Kubisi7738/
Kibise7718/
Cibisi779/
Kibishehe752/
Kubaisi71293/
Kibesha7182/
Gkivisi7150/
Chibisi7147/
Kibissa7135/
Kibuisa7127/
Kibhisa7120/
Kivaisi7111/
Kebichi718/
Khubisi715/
Khibisa713/
Kivissi713/
Khebisi712/
Kibechi712/
Kebissi712/
Kubissi711/
Kuibisa711/
Kibitse711/
Kibeshe711/
Kebeshi711/
Kebeisi711/
Chibuisi67627/
Chibeshi67131/
Chebishi677/
Kubiszyi675/
Kiebesha674/
Kibicher673/
Khubaisi673/
Kibissay671/
Kebaissi671/
Chibishe671/
Kimpuisi671/
Chibaisi671/
Kubaissi671/

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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 Kibishi
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