Kibwe Surname

12,992nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 43,184 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Kibwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kibwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo42,9331:1,721165
Tanzania2201:240,64419,599
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
England21:27,859,030389,889
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013

Kibwe (3,036) may also be a first name.

Kibwe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kibwe is more frequently found in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kibwe? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 12,992nd most commonly used family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 168,756 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kibwe live; 99 percent live in Central Africa and 99 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Kibwe is also the 131,126th most frequently held given name worldwide, borne by 3,036 people.

The surname Kibwe is most prevalent in The DR Congo, where it is held by 42,933 people, or 1 in 1,721. Aside from The DR Congo this surname exists in 10 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 1 percent are found and Canada, where 0 percent are found.

Kibwe Last Name Statistics demography

Kibwe earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 59.33% more than the national average, earning $68,750 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kibwey914/
Kibwea913/
Kaibwe912/
Kibw891/
Kibwehe831/
Kibwa809,114/
Kibue801,552/
Kebwe80290/
Kibwi80222/
Cibwe80145/
Kipwe8042/
Kubwe8027/
Kivwe8021/
Kibve801/
Chibwe7338,570/
Kuibue7355/
Kiebwa7321/
Kibwaa7311/
Kibwit734/
Kibwai733/
Kibuey733/
Kibwii731/
Kibveh731/
Kibuhe731/
Kaibue731/
Chibhwe6727/
Kebw671/
Kjbw671/
Kybw671/
Kibwaja671/

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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 Kibwe
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