Kibu Surname

129,868th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,486 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Kibu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kibu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia2,4151:40,3924,505
DR Congo5681:130,07013,970
Cameroon1391:149,41816,457
Papua New Guinea1141:71,5249,336
Malawi1051:163,03916,499
Indonesia691:1,916,655121,671
Nigeria361:4,920,632129,434
Kenya171:2,716,46537,471
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
England21:27,859,030389,889
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Bhutan11:616,0391,715

Kibu (653) may also be a first name.

Kibu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kibu (Oriya: କିବୁ, Russian: Кибу, Tibetan: སྐྱིད་བུ།) is borne by more people in Ethiopia than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kibu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kibu is the 129,868th most frequently used surname internationally, held by around 1 in 2,090,518 people. Kibu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 94 percent of Kibu are found; 70 percent are found in East Africa and 69 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. Kibu is also the 324,981st most frequently held forename world-wide. It is borne by 653 people.

It is most frequently used in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 2,415 people, or 1 in 40,392. Beside Ethiopia this surname is found in 20 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 16 percent live and Cameroon, where 4 percent live.

Kibu Last Name Statistics demography

Kibu earn a lot less than the average income. In Norway they earn 44.24% less than the national average, earning 192,962 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kibui895,367/
Kibou891,489/
Kaibu89522/
Kibau89423/
Kibuh89246/
Kibeu89116/
Kibuu8968/
Koibu8952/
Keibu8924/
Kiebu8919/
Kibgu899/
Kibhu897/
Kuibu896/
Kibud894/
Hkibu891/
Kijbu891/
Kibuy891/
Kaibou80992/
Kibouh80118/
Kitbut8054/
Kaibau8042/
Kaibut8040/
Kuibou8028/
Khaibu8010/
Kaibui8010/
Keibus808/
Keibou806/
Kuibut805/
Kiobau804/
Koibui802/
Kibout802/
Kiobeu802/
Kibhut801/
Kiebuh801/
Kibuhe801/
Koibau801/
Koibou801/
Kiebou801/
Kuibuș801/
Kiboud801/
Kuibud801/
Kubu754,202/
Kebu753,492/
Cibu751,127/
Qibu755/
Kibouch73412/
Kaibous73276/
Khuibut73213/
Khaibut73115/
Kaibeuh734/
Khibaus731/
Kaibouh731/
Kiebeuh731/
Keijbus731/
Khaibud731/
Keibout731/
Chibu67845/
Khubu67709/
Kebuh67356/
Kebou67318/
Cibau67215/
Kuybu67166/
Kubau6799/
Kebui6762/
Kubuh6744/
Kuebu6742/
Keabu6741/
Kybus6735/
Kebau6730/
Kebuz6720/
Kýbus6714/
Qibou6710/
Kebhu6710/
Cibeu679/
Kiboo679/
Kaibouss678/
Kehbu677/
Kahiebou677/
Kubui676/
Khebu675/
Kimpu674/
Kishbauh674/
Khaibuth672/
Kuubu672/
Kaibouch672/
Qhibu672/
Caibu672/
Kebup671/
Keebu671/
Kiboe671/
Kivhu671/
Kybup671/
Kichbush671/
Kuivu671/
Khibouss671/

Kibu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kibu in the Oriya language
କିବୁkibu-
Kibu in the Tibetan language
སྐྱིད་བུ།kyibu50
སྐྱིད་བུ་kyibu33.33
སྐུ་བུ།kubu16.67
Kibu in the Russian language
Кибуkibu-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kibu
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