Kiobya Surname

712,393rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 411 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Kiobya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kiobya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania4091:129,44212,139
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kiobya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kiobya is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kiobya? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 712,393rd most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 17,731,255 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kiobya reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

Kiobya is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is held by 409 people, or 1 in 129,442. In Tanzania it is mostly concentrated in: Kagera Region, where 46 percent live, Dar es Salaam Region, where 44 percent live and Kilimanjaro Region, where 2 percent live. Besides Tanzania Kiobya occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 0 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kibya9173/
Kyobya83560/
Kiabya839/
Kibuiya7787/
Kibaaya7715/
Kibaiya7713/
Kayobya774/
Keoubya771/
Kibia73942/
Kibyo73759/
Qibya73397/
Kibja7346/
Kibea7331/
Kebya7323/
Kibahaya712/
Kibuiyah711/
Kiabia6734/
Kibiha6727/
Keobia679/
Keobea674/
Kiebia674/
Kuibia672/
Kyabya672/
Kaibia672/
Kibeha672/
Khivya671/
Kimpya671/
Kibija671/
Kibiaa671/
Keibea671/
Chibya671/

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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 Kiobya
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