Kirabe Surname

1,231,034th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 189 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Kirabe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kirabe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda1421:274,92419,750
Benin341:303,98824,879
India51:153,413,076951,030
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Kirabe (14) may also be a first name.

Kirabe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kirabe (Marathi: िकरबे) is borne by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kirabe? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,231,034th most commonly occurring surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 38,558,444 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Kirabe reside; 78 percent reside in East Africa and 77 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,024,661st most frequently used first name world-wide, held by 14 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is held by 142 people, or 1 in 274,924. In Uganda it is most prevalent in: Buyende District, where 54 percent live, Kamuli District, where 30 percent live and Luuka District, where 5 percent live. Not including Uganda this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Benin, where 18 percent live and India, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Kirabe Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kirabe in the Marathi language
िकरबेikarabe75
िकराबेikarabe25

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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 Kirabe
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