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
The last name Kourbe (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﺮﺏ) occurs most in Cameroon. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Kourbe.
How Common Is The Last Name Kourbe? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,471,719th most frequently used surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 50,607,958 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kourbe are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Chadic Africa. It is also the 389,495th most common first name at a global level It is held by 477 people.
The last name is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is borne by 141 people, or 1 in 147,298. In Cameroon Kourbe is mostly found in: Far North Region, where 99 percent reside and Adamawa Region, where 1 percent reside. Barring Cameroon Kourbe occurs in 2 countries. It is also found 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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- 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 Kourbe
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