Abwe Surname
Approximately 1,465 people bear this surname
Abwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 882 | 1:83,764 | 9,618 |
| Cameroon | 490 | 1:42,386 | 5,631 |
| Uganda | 16 | 1:2,439,955 | 72,451 |
| Nigeria | 13 | 1:13,626,366 | 237,812 |
| Guam | 12 | 1:13,343 | 2,098 |
| Sweden | 9 | 1:1,094,084 | 81,336 |
| Marshall Islands | 8 | 1:6,478 | 1,058 |
| Kenya | 7 | 1:6,597,129 | 51,431 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Tanzania | 3 | 1:17,647,204 | 107,932 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Congo | 2 | 1:2,494,548 | 28,763 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
Abwe (380) may also be a first name.
Abwe Demographics
Abwe Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Abwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Abwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Abwe is found most frequently in The DR Congo. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Abwe click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Abwe? popularity and diffusion
It is the 266,766th most commonly used family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 4,974,434 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Abwe are found; 94 percent are found in Central Africa and 94 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Abwe is also the 444,827th most frequently held forename globally. It is borne by 380 people.
It is most frequent in The DR Congo, where it is held by 882 people, or 1 in 83,764. Aside from The DR Congo Abwe is found in 24 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 33 percent live and Uganda, where 1 percent live.
Abwe Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Habwe | 89 | 447 | / |
| Abwey | 89 | 23 | / |
| Abweh | 89 | 22 | / |
| Abwei | 89 | 1 | / |
| Abw | 86 | 52 | / |
| Ahabwe | 80 | 4,697 | / |
| Gaabwe | 80 | 2 | / |
| Abweit | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gabweh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Abbe | 75 | 11,509 | / |
| Abwa | 75 | 2,204 | / |
| Abue | 75 | 1,082 | / |
| Ebwe | 75 | 200 | / |
| Ajbw | 75 | 21 | / |
| Obwe | 75 | 20 | / |
| Abwi | 75 | 14 | / |
| Aubw | 75 | 3 | / |
| Apwe | 75 | 3 | / |
| Abwj | 75 | 2 | / |
| Avbe | 75 | 2 | / |
| Eabw | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ahaabwe | 73 | 49 | / |
| Aheibwe | 73 | 14 | / |
| Ahaibwe | 73 | 9 | / |
| Abweitt | 73 | 1 | / |
| Abbey | 67 | 51,763 | / |
| Aboue | 67 | 900 | / |
| Habbe | 67 | 767 | / |
| Ebwea | 67 | 203 | / |
| Abwai | 67 | 184 | / |
| Abued | 67 | 135 | / |
| Abwoi | 67 | 41 | / |
| Abbei | 67 | 40 | / |
| Abbee | 67 | 36 | / |
| Ebweh | 67 | 23 | / |
| Aepwe | 67 | 23 | / |
| Habwa | 67 | 19 | / |
| Aubwa | 67 | 18 | / |
| Hobwe | 67 | 16 | / |
| Abway | 67 | 10 | / |
| Apwes | 67 | 9 | / |
| Gabue | 67 | 9 | / |
| Abvej | 67 | 7 | / |
| Abwaa | 67 | 7 | / |
| Abues | 67 | 7 | / |
| Abuer | 67 | 5 | / |
| Abuee | 67 | 4 | / |
| Abuey | 67 | 4 | / |
| Habue | 67 | 3 | / |
| Abver | 67 | 3 | / |
| Abuie | 67 | 3 | / |
| Aibbe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Abbea | 67 | 2 | / |
| Apweh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ahaisbwe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Apwei | 67 | 2 | / |
| Abuea | 67 | 2 | / |
| Aabbe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abwij | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abvea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ebwey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ebwue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Appwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obweh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obwei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aybue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Havwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aabwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ahbbe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abuet | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abwui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abwheedh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eabue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eibwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aybbe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Apwea | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Abwe
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