Kikobye Surname

374,335th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 957 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Kikobye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Kikobye 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
Uganda9531:40,9655,189
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419

Kikobye Last Name Facts

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

Kikobye is found most frequently in Uganda. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kikobye? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 374,335th most frequently used last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 7,614,991 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kikobye reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

It is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is held by 953 people, or 1 in 40,965. In Uganda Kikobye is mostly found in: Kamuli District, where 50 percent live, Buyende District, where 15 percent live and Luuka District, where 14 percent live. Besides Uganda this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in Kenya, where 0 percent live.

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
Kikubye8637/
Kikobie861/
Kyokobye807/
Kikobiya801/
Kikoubou674/
Kikabhay671/
Kaikoubou631/
Kaikabayi631/
Kikabou57727/
Kikabai571/
Kikovai571/
Kikabhai5377/
Kaikabai5311/
Kikabiha534/
Chikobou532/
Chekobei531/
Koikovai531/
Caikobai531/
Kuikabou531/
Keikabhai501/
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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 Kikobye
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