Kibwage Surname

526,285th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 616 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kibwage Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Kibwage Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya6011:76,8387,172
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028

Kibwage (158) may also be a first name.

Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Kibwage Demographics

Kibwage Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 12 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Kibwage Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kibwage occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kibwage? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 526,285th most numerous last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 11,830,432 people. The last name Kibwage is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Kibwage live; 98 percent live in East Africa and 63 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 730,165th most frequently occurring forename globally, held by 158 people.

The last name Kibwage is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is borne by 601 people, or 1 in 76,838. In Kenya Kibwage is primarily found in: Kisii County, where 64 percent are found, Nairobi County, where 24 percent are found and Nakuru County, where 10 percent are found. Besides Kenya this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 2 percent are found and Uganda, where 0 percent are found.

Kibwage Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Kibwage surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kebwage8668/
Kibwaga8615/
Kibwege862/
Kibwagi861/
Kibwangi801/
Keibbage800/
Kipwagi7189/
Kibwasi7111/
Kibwaza714/
Kibwoga711/
Kibwoza711/
Kipwangai631/
Kibuogi571/
Kipwasi571/
Kivwazi571/
Chibwazi53314/
Chibuaze532/
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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 Kibwage
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