Kibwi Surname
Approximately 222 people bear this surname
Kibwi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 218 | 1:211,834 | 15,137 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
Kibwi (65) may also be a first name.
Kibwi Demographics
Kibwi Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Kibwi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kibwi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kibwi occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kibwi? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,101,507th most common last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 32,826,783 people. The surname Kibwi occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kibwi are found; 98 percent are found in East Africa and 98 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Kibwi is also the 1,212,820th most widely held forename worldwide, held by 65 people.
The last name is most frequent in Kenya, where it is held by 218 people, or 1 in 211,834. In Kenya it is most common in: Meru County, where 100 percent reside and Tharaka Nithi County, where 0 percent reside. Other than Kenya this last name exists in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 2 percent reside.
Kibwi Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Kibwi surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kibwit | 91 | 4 | / |
| Kibwai | 91 | 3 | / |
| Kibwii | 91 | 1 | / |
| Kibwe | 80 | 43,184 | / |
| Kibwa | 80 | 9,114 | / |
| Kibui | 80 | 5,367 | / |
| Kebwi | 80 | 41 | / |
| Kubwi | 80 | 4 | / |
| Chibwi | 73 | 91 | / |
| Kebwai | 73 | 60 | / |
| Kiebwa | 73 | 21 | / |
| Kibwaa | 73 | 11 | / |
| Kaibui | 73 | 10 | / |
| Kibwey | 73 | 4 | / |
| Kibwea | 73 | 3 | / |
| Koibui | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kaibwe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kibbii | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kibuhi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kibbui | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kubwai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Chibwai | 67 | 41 | / |
| Kaipwai | 67 | 7 | / |
| Kibuayi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kispwai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kibwehe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kibwaja | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Kibwi
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis