Kiburu Surname

616,129th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 500 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kiburu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kiburu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya4691:98,4658,656
Papua New Guinea131:627,20974,307
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
France11:66,422,722504,397
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676

Kiburu (25) may also be a first name.

Kiburu Last Name Facts

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

Kiburu is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kiburu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kiburu is the 616,129th most frequently occurring last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 14,575,092 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Kiburu reside; 94 percent reside in East Africa and 94 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Kiburu is also the 2,136,160th most commonly held given name throughout the world, held by 25 people.

This surname is most common in Kenya, where it is held by 469 people, or 1 in 98,465. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Kiambu County, where 36 percent live, Muranga County, where 20 percent live and Nyandarua County, where 11 percent live. Aside from Kenya this last name occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 3 percent live and Sudan, where 1 percent live.

Kiburu Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kitburut868/
Kiburuha862/
Kuburu8327/
Keburu835/
Kiboru831/
Kivuru831/
Kyburu831/
Cuiburu7718/
Chiburu773/
Cuburu67145/
Kevuru673/
Ceburu672/
Cheburu623/
Cuburru621/
Cheaburu57171/
Koyvuuru575/
Keanpuru571/
Chebouru571/
Chebourou53749/

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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 Kiburu
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