Kilbu Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Kilbu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kilbu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Kilbu (7) may also be a first name.

Kilbu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kilbu has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Kilbu.

How Common Is The Last Name Kilbu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 7,117,718th most frequently occurring surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname Kilbu occurs mostly in Africa, where 86 percent of Kilbu live; 86 percent live in West Africa and 86 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Kilbu is also the 4,548,448th most numerous first name internationally, borne by 7 people.

This surname is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 29,523,793. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Yobe, where 83 percent reside and Borno, where 17 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria this last name exists in one country. It is also found in India, where 14 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kilbou9154/
Kilbau911/
Kilbuğa837/
Kihlbau831/
Klæbu8015/
Klebu804/
Kelbu804/
Kilbauch771/
Kilbouch770/
Klebus73137/
Kelbus7383/
Klebau7355/
Klebou732/
Klebuch6730/
Kelbuth6710/
Klebous676/
Klebusch6256/
Quilbeus622/
Kellboud621/
Qlbuz604/
Quilbault5711/
Kühlbauch576/
Klæboe55342/
Kleboe5565/
Klempu5511/
Klinpu552/
Chelbu551/
Clebou551/
Clebau551/
Clebus551/
Klempau50309/
Klinphu5022/

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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 Kilbu
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