Kibua Surname

178,592nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,391 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Kibua Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kibua Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2,1591:24,5213,010
DR Congo1711:432,04435,878
Kenya571:810,17431,920
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Kibua (23) may also be a first name.

Kibua Last Name Facts

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

Kibua is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Kibua click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kibua? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 178,592nd most widespread surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 3,047,907 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kibua live; 93 percent live in East Africa and 93 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Kibua is also the 2,239,265th most commonly occurring first name world-wide It is held by 23 people.

It is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 2,159 people, or 1 in 24,521. In Tanzania Kibua is most numerous in: Morogoro Region, where 80 percent live, Tanga Region, where 9 percent live and Dar es Salaam Region, where 8 percent live. Without taking into account Tanzania it exists in 5 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 7 percent live and Kenya, where 2 percent live.

Kibua Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Kibua last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kiebua9148/
Koibua9131/
Kaibua9120/
Kibuah911/
Khibua911/
Kibuayi834/
Khaibua834/
Kibwa809,114/
Kubua80280/
Kibuo80155/
Kipua8046/
Kebua8043/
Cibua805/
Khaibuat774/
Khaibuad771/
Khubua73845/
Kibbou73837/
Chibua73257/
Kaipua7363/
Keabua7348/
Kimpua7336/
Kiebwa7321/
Kibwaa7311/
Kaibva738/
Kipuae736/
Kuebua734/
Ketbua734/
Kibwai733/
Kibwea733/
Kivuha731/
Quibua731/
Kuipua731/
Kaibba731/
Keibuo731/
Kebwua731/
Kuubua731/
Chibuha6721/
Cibuayi671/
Kaibwau671/

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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 Kibua
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