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 is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kilbu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 7,117,718th most numerous family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. This surname is predominantly found 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 forename world-wide. It is borne by 7 people.

This last name is most common in Nigeria, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 29,523,793. In Nigeria Kilbu is most frequent in: Yobe, where 83 percent are found and Borno, where 17 percent are found. Beside Nigeria this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in India, where 14 percent are found.

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
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  • 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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