Tibet Surname

447,670th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 761 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Tibet Surname Definition:

1 = Tibb (q.v.) + the French diminutive suff. -at, -et, -ot.

2 weak forms (cp. the FrenchThibaut, Thiébaut--u- for -l-) of Theobald, q.v.

Cp. Tebbat(t, etc.

Tibet Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey5881:132,34910,807
Algeria741:522,04837,631
Ivory Coast291:795,56021,349
Indonesia161:8,265,575327,276
Austria151:567,69652,281
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Iran51:15,356,505213,424
Afghanistan51:6,430,63727,710
Chad41:3,398,0507,703
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
Wales41:392,10412,338
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Tibet (866) may also be a first name.

Tibet Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

1 = Tibb (q.v.) + the French diminutive suff. -at, -et, -ot.

2 weak forms (cp. the FrenchThibaut, Thiébaut--u- for -l-) of Theobald, q.v.

Cp. Tebbat(t, etc.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Tibet Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tibet (Arabic: تبت, Russian: Тибет) is most common in Turkey. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tibet? popularity and diffusion

Tibet is the 447,670th most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 9,576,276 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 69 percent of Tibet reside; 65 percent reside in West Asia and 65 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands. Tibet is also the 276,587th most commonly held given name internationally, borne by 866 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Turkey, where it is held by 588 people, or 1 in 132,349. In Turkey it is mostly concentrated in: Istanbul Province, where 32 percent live, Rize Province, where 18 percent live and Samsun Province, where 15 percent live. Excluding Turkey this surname exists in 17 countries. It is also found in Algeria, where 10 percent live and The Ivory Coast, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tibets91301/
Thibet91108/
Taibet91103/
Tibett9126/
Tibeth917/
Tiebet912/
Teibet911/
Tibe898,342/
Thiebet8371/
Tibetts838/
Tiebiet836/
Taibete831/
Tibeets830/
Tiebe805,912/
Tibes803,098/
Taibe802,695/
Tisbe801,145/
Tebet80437/
Tiber80419/
Tibhe80241/
Thibe80128/
Teibe80125/
Tibee80111/
Tubet80107/
Tivet8055/
Tibie8044/
Tibey8038/
Tiwet8021/
Tibea8018/
Tibge8017/
Tuibe8014/
Tibit8012/
Tibeh8012/
Toibe8011/
Tiobe808/
Tibei805/
Tibeu803/
Tybet803/
Tébet801/
Tibetova776/
Tibeetts771/
Tibeitts771/
Thibethe771/
Thibetts770/
Tiberh732,576/
Thivet731,024/
Taibei73894/
Thibeh73753/
Teiber73340/
Taiber73240/
Tiebie73170/
Thiebe73108/
Toiber73104/
Tebete7390/
Toibeh7388/
Tebest7379/
Thubet7359/
Tibytt7318/
Teibes7316/
Tibiej7314/
Tibits7313/
Thybet7312/
Tibães7311/
Tubeet7310/
Taibes7310/
Tybets739/
Thebet737/
Taibeh737/
Tebeth736/
Tubeth735/
Tibesz734/
Tibeer734/
Tibitt733/
Htaibe733/
Thiber733/
Tivett732/
Tebets732/
Thibeu732/
Teibei732/
Tuibed732/
Tiebeu732/
Tiebey732/
Taibie732/
Ttaibe731/
Teiwet731/
Tisbee731/
Tiebee731/
Tiewet731/
Thoibe731/
Tibech731/
Tibite731/
Tybest731/
Taibee731/
Tiwete731/
Tivete731/
Tiowet731/
Tibeuh731/
Tibith731/
Dtibey731/
Tubiet731/
Toibit731/
Thuibe731/
Taivet731/
Teebet731/
Tiwett730/
Tubett730/
Taibea730/
Thibit730/
Tebett730/
Tiba6715,437/
Tebe678,457/
Tibi676,340/
Tive67448/
Theubet67323/
Tebeest67262/
Tiby67191/
Thievet6771/
Thaiwet6735/
Tibitts6716/
Tibajje6711/
Thoibit678/
Tibé676/
Thebeat673/
Tebeitt672/
Tybe672/
Tebette671/
Tebetts671/
Teiwett671/
Thebete671/
Thaibeh671/
Thebiet671/
Toibitz671/
Tivette671/
Thibait671/
Tiebeha671/
Tibaite671/
Tibeeha671/
Tibeheh671/
Tishbee671/
Tishbey671/
Tibicht671/
Tihuete671/
Taibait671/
Taibech671/
Tebethe671/
Tiwweat671/
Tjbe671/
Thebest671/
Thaivet671/
Taiwest671/
Teebest670/
Tibaitt670/

Tibet Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tibet in the Russian language
Тибетtibet-
Tibet in the Arabic language
تبتtbt-
التبتaltbt-

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