Kourbe Surname
Approximately 144 people bear this surname
Kourbe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 141 | 1:147,298 | 16,269 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
Kourbe (477) may also be a first name.
Kourbe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kourbe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kourbe (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﺮﺏ) is carried by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kourbe? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,471,719th most frequently occurring surname in the world, held by around 1 in 50,607,958 people. The surname Kourbe occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kourbe reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Chadic Africa. Kourbe is also the 389,495th most commonly held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 477 people.
It is most widely held in Cameroon, where it is held by 141 people, or 1 in 147,298. In Cameroon Kourbe is mostly concentrated in: Far North Region, where 99 percent reside and Adamawa Region, where 1 percent reside. Outside of Cameroon this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Niger, where 1 percent reside and Mauritania, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kourbe Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kourbe in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻛﺮﺏ | krb | - |
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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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- 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 Kourbe
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