Marsabit Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Marsabit Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Marsabit Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Marsabit Last Name Facts

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

The last name Marsabit is found most in Kenya. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Marsabit? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 7,117,718th most widely held family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 71 percent of Marsabit are found; 71 percent are found in East Africa and 43 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

Marsabit is most frequent in Kenya, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 9,235,980. In Kenya Marsabit is most frequent in: Baringo County, where 20 percent are found, Kajiado County, where 20 percent are found and Laikipia County, where 20 percent are found. Apart from Kenya it is found in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 29 percent are found.

Marsabit Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Marsabit last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

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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 Marsabit
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