The Kebe surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 437 people carried this name — #48,347 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 666,700 people counted. That is up 88% from 232 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 212 people named Kebe.
Most of them — 141 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 20 départements, most often Paris.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 71 people named Kebe live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Brussels-Capital.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
41 people named Kebe live in Switzerland.
They live in 5 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Geneva.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
Who carried it
People named Kebe,
with a public archive behind them.
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Lojze Kebe 1908–1942 · partisan -
Gregor Kebe 1799–1885 · writer
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Gregor Kebe 1799–1885 · writer
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Franc Kebe 1964– · agronomist
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Pape Maguette Kebe 1979– · association football player
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Souleymane Kebe 1993– · film producer
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0).
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Kebe.
- Kawecki 626 · U.S. census
- Kay 24,337 · U.S. census
- Kaya 1,455 · U.S. census
- Kayser 3,454 · U.S. census
- Kazandjian 208 · U.S. census
- Kazmierczak 1,782 · U.S. census
- Kechichian 142 · U.S. census
- Keck 11,186 · U.S. census
- Kedzierski 609 · U.S. census
- Kedziora 188 · U.S. census
- Kehl 2,514 · U.S. census
- Kehr 1,542 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
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