Kibreab Surname

169,550th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,545 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Kibreab Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kibreab Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia2,4151:40,3924,505
Sweden451:218,81715,158
United States351:10,355,970420,657
Eritrea251:190,076185
England71:7,959,723202,100
Norway61:857,04855,549
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Italy11:61,156,688199,583

Kibreab (26,796) may also be a first name.

Kibreab Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kibreab occurs more in Ethiopia more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kibreab? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 169,550th most commonly used last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 2,863,476 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Kibreab live; 96 percent live in East Africa and 96 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. Kibreab is also the 30,371st most frequent forename worldwide. It is borne by 26,796 people.

Kibreab is most widespread in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 2,415 people, or 1 in 40,392. Not including Ethiopia this last name exists in 11 countries. It also occurs in Sweden, where 2 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Kibreab Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Kibreab earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 23.7% less than the national average, earning 264,048 kr per year and in United States they earn 16.51% less than the national average, earning $36,025 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kibrab9215/
Kebreab8661/
Kiebrab861/
Kebrab777/
Cibreb771/
Kubrab771/
Kebraab711/
Kebraeb711/
Khaibriyev591/
Khaybreev503/

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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
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  • 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 Kibreab
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