Abukwa Surname
Approximately 256 people bear this surname
Abukwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 233 | 1:317,080 | 28,591 |
| Nigeria | 19 | 1:9,323,303 | 191,560 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Abukwa (32) may also be a first name.
Abukwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Abukwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Abukwa occurs in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Abukwa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 998,609th most commonly used surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 28,466,976 people. The last name Abukwa occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Abukwa are found; 91 percent are found in Central Africa and 91 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,840,253rd most commonly held given name in the world. It is borne by 32 people.
It is most numerous in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 233 people, or 1 in 317,080. Without taking into account The DR Congo this surname occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 7 percent live and Uganda, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abukua | 83 | 56 | / |
| Abokwa | 83 | 23 | / |
| Abukwi | 83 | 19 | / |
| Obukwa | 83 | 8 | / |
| Abukwe | 83 | 5 | / |
| Ebukwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Abugwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Haboukwai | 80 | 1 | / |
| Abungwa | 77 | 18 | / |
| Abuekwo | 77 | 4 | / |
| Abougwa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Aboukua | 77 | 1 | / |
| Aubukwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ebukwau | 77 | 1 | / |
| Aboungwa | 71 | 2 | / |
| Aibuekua | 71 | 1 | / |
| Obukwi | 67 | 131 | / |
| Abukui | 67 | 109 | / |
| Ovukwa | 67 | 15 | / |
| Obukwe | 67 | 6 | / |
| Abugba | 67 | 5 | / |
| Avukwe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Abugwi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Abugua | 67 | 2 | / |
| Abugwe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Obukwo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Abugwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abokwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abogwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Avukua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ebukua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abucwi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abokwi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obukua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abukue | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Abukwa
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