Kirebe Surname

4,307,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Uganda

Kirebe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kirebe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya91:5,131,10045,516
Uganda81:4,879,910106,546
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906

Kirebe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kirebe is found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kirebe? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,307,654th most prevalent last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 347,025,996 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kirebe reside; 81 percent reside in East Africa and 81 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The surname Kirebe is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 5,131,100. In Kenya Kirebe is most prevalent in: Meru County, where 100 percent live. Without taking into account Kenya it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 38 percent live and The DR Congo, where 19 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kirebei922/
Kitrebe921/
Kireebe921/
Keirebe921/
Kirabe83189/
Kiribe83103/
Kireba8388/
Kerebe8326/
Kurebe8319/
Kirobe8316/
Kitreiber801/
Kaheirebe801/
Kerebea772,553/
Cirebea77306/
Kerebei77146/
Kaireba7727/
Kireeba7726/
Kireevy7726/
Kerebeh7725/
Kherebe7711/
Kiriebi777/
Kirobei775/
Kerebey774/
Kairebi774/
Kiribea774/
Khrejbe773/
Kerebes772/
Kiereba772/
Kerebhe771/
Keireba771/
Khirabe771/
Kireiba771/
Kerebie771/
Khireba771/
Kireebi771/
Kirgeby770/
Kerebesh714/
Kerebeae712/
Kkerebea712/
Kerebett711/
Kaireeba711/
Khereebe711/
Kerebecz711/
Kurobe673,676/
Kurabe671,745/
Kiriba67889/
Kirobi67675/
Kerebi67357/
Kereba67306/
Ciribe67177/
Kirabi6740/
Cerebe6726/
Kiraby6715/
Kereby6712/
Kerobe6710/
Kurebi678/
Krejby677/
Kuribe677/
Kiribi674/
Keribe673/
Kerabe672/
Khairabee671/
Kitrajber671/
Kirishbet671/

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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 Kirebe
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