Shibweche Surname

563,577th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 562 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Shibweche Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shibweche Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya5621:82,1717,556

Shibweche Last Name Facts

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

The surname Shibweche is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Shibweche.

How Common Is The Last Name Shibweche? popularity and diffusion

Shibweche is the 563,577th most common last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 12,967,164 people. The surname Shibweche is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Shibweche are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

It is most widely held in Kenya, where it is borne by 562 people, or 1 in 82,171. In Kenya Shibweche is most common in: Kakamega County, where 98 percent reside, Bungoma County, where 1 percent reside and Vihiga County, where 1 percent reside.

Shibweche Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Shibweche last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sibweche94119/
Shibeche941/
Shibweje8210/
Chibeche822/
Sipweche821/
Chebweche782/
Shibachi71533/
Sebwache7162/
Chibwese7123/
Shibuchi719/
Shipoche716/
Chibecha711/
Chabeche711/
Chebeche711/
Chibechi711/
Shibuichi67859/
Shiba-Chu6774/
Shipowich6720/
Chibouche672/
Shobch672/
Shibaichi671/
Shabaiche671/
Chibhecha671/
Shibwisha671/

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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 Shibweche
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