Abukwe Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Abukwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Abukwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Abukwe (36) may also be a first name.

Abukwe Last Name Facts

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

Abukwe is most common in The DR Congo. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Abukwe? popularity and diffusion

It is the 8,193,072nd most frequently occurring family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Abukwe live; 80 percent live in Central Africa and 80 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Abukwe is also the 1,717,090th most commonly used first name internationally It is held by 36 people.

It is most common in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 18,469,892. Other than The DR Congo this last name exists in one country. It is also found in Uganda, where 20 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Aubukwe921/
Abukwa83256/
Abukwi8319/
Ebukwe8312/
Obukwe836/
Avukwe833/
Abugwe832/
Abukue831/
Obuekwe77277/
Abiekwe7739/
Aboekwe7713/
Abungwe773/
Eboukwe771/
Abiekwue711/
Abuque67892/
Abugbe67210/
Obukwi67131/
Abukui67109/
Obokwe6760/
Abokwa6723/
Obukwa678/
Abugue677/
Abougweed672/
Obugwe672/
Abugwi672/
Haboukwai671/
Abukhwijh671/
Abokwi671/
Abucwi671/
Ebukwi671/
Ebukue671/
Abugwa671/
Ebugwe671/

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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 Abukwe
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