Kihobe Surname
Approximately 86 people bear this surname
Kihobe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 85 | 1:543,293 | 26,596 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Kihobe (10) may also be a first name.
Kihobe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kihobe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kihobe is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kihobe? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,020,555th most frequent surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 84,738,906 people. Kihobe is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kihobe live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Kihobe is also the 3,684,242nd most widely held first name worldwide, borne by 10 people.
This surname is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is held by 85 people, or 1 in 543,293. In Kenya Kihobe is primarily concentrated in: Kiambu County, where 99 percent live and Muranga County, where 1 percent live. Not including Kenya it occurs in one country. It also occurs in Uganda, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kiobe | 91 | 149 | / |
| Kihube | 83 | 123 | / |
| Kijobe | 83 | 6 | / |
| Kiobeu | 83 | 2 | / |
| Kiobge | 83 | 2 | / |
| Kiobet | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kiober | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kihouba | 77 | 118 | / |
| Kihoubi | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kijoobe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kehoube | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chihobe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kyobe | 73 | 5,818 | / |
| Kiabe | 73 | 121 | / |
| Kioba | 73 | 54 | / |
| Kiobi | 73 | 6 | / |
| Kiube | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kioby | 73 | 2 | / |
| Keobe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Chihoube | 71 | 4 | / |
| Quiobe | 67 | 1,251 | / |
| Kajobe | 67 | 407 | / |
| Kayobe | 67 | 165 | / |
| Kiabey | 67 | 101 | / |
| Kyoobe | 67 | 59 | / |
| Kihaba | 67 | 54 | / |
| Kijoba | 67 | 28 | / |
| Kijabe | 67 | 26 | / |
| Kijobi | 67 | 16 | / |
| Kijube | 67 | 14 | / |
| Keyobe | 67 | 11 | / |
| Kiaabe | 67 | 9 | / |
| Kiobai | 67 | 6 | / |
| Cheobe | 67 | 6 | / |
| Kiabei | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kiabee | 67 | 5 | / |
| Keobea | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kiöbge | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kehebe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kiabeh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kiabed | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kiaber | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kehobi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kejobe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kiabge | 67 | 1 | / |
| Caiobe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kiabea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kujobe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kihuba | 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 Kihobe
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