Kibowen Surname

193,615th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,172 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kibowen Surname User-submission:

Kibowen is a Kalenjin surname, which comes from kip and owen, where kip changed to kib later.

Kibowen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2,1651:21,3302,449
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Iceland11:380,09011,096
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kibowen (473) may also be a first name.

Kibowen Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Kibowen is a Kalenjin surname, which comes from kip and owen, where kip changed to kib later.

- k.b_owe1a

Kibowen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kibowen is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kibowen? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 193,615th most commonly occurring family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 3,355,224 people. Kibowen is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kibowen are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 86 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Kibowen is also the 391,396th most numerous forename on earth, borne by 473 people.

Kibowen is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is borne by 2,165 people, or 1 in 21,330. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Baringo County, where 56 percent are found, Elgeyo Marakwet County, where 20 percent are found and Uasin Gishu County, where 8 percent are found. Not including Kenya Kibowen is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Scotland, where 0 percent are found and Iceland, where 0 percent are found.

Kibowen Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kiboen921/
Kibyen774/
Keboen771/
Kibayen7162/
Kheboen717/
Kiboine716/
Kiboung713/
Kibienė712/
Kisbean711/
Kibayon711/
Kibeung711/
Kibuyen711/
Quiboyen67171/
Kaiboune671/
Chibouen671/
Kiboyong671/
Kaibuwin671/
Kibayong671/
Keibienė671/

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