Afubwa Surname

420,074th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 826 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Afubwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Afubwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya8181:56,4555,603
Uganda81:4,879,910106,546

Afubwa (265) may also be a first name.

Afubwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Afubwa is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Afubwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 420,074th most frequent family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 8,822,695 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Afubwa are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 63 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 546,451st most prevalent first name internationally It is held by 265 people.

Afubwa is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 818 people, or 1 in 56,455. In Kenya it is mostly found in: Kakamega County, where 52 percent reside, Busia County, where 29 percent reside and Bungoma County, where 9 percent reside. Besides Kenya this surname is found in one country. It is also found in Uganda, where 1 percent reside.

Afubwa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Afuba91105/
Afouba83747/
Ifubwa835/
Afuwab832/
Afubai832/
Ofubwa831/
Afebwa831/
Ayfuba831/
Afub803/
Afuwape772,958/
Affouba777/
Afuwapa773/
Afuwepa773/
Afuwapu771/
Afuwabi771/
Afoubai771/
Afu-Bah771/
Afebuwa771/
Afube73165/
Efuba7393/
Ifuba7351/
Afubu7340/
Afiba7329/
Afubo7322/
Afaba7319/
Afoba7314/
Afupa736/
Ofuba733/
Afubi732/
Iafub731/
Afbwy731/
Afbaa731/
Afuiwape715/
Aafuwape714/
Afuawape714/
Afuwapeh713/
Afuwuape713/
Efouba672,621/
Afuape671,819/
Affaba6797/
Efubai6787/
Avobwa6741/
Affiba6741/
Afiaba6723/
Afobia6722/
Afibia6721/
Afb6716/
Afbowo679/
Afebua679/
Afuwpe678/
Yafoub676/
Afabia676/
Afbaoa675/
Afibua674/
Afuapa673/
Afwape672/
Ifuuba672/
Afoube672/
Afuepa672/
Ufuoba672/
Afuubu672/
Avouba672/
Afuube672/
Afuwbe672/
Afibai671/
Ovauba671/
Yafubu671/
Afaubo671/
Afohba671/
Afobae671/
Avubai671/
Afuvua671/
Yaofub671/
Afoubo671/
Afibah671/
Afebai671/
Afebah671/
Avebwa671/
Efubia671/
Efubah671/
Affoubeau671/
Aefubo671/
Afabha671/
Afobea671/
Afobai671/
Aifubu671/
Aifubo671/
Ifubah671/
Ofuvwe501/

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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 Afubwa
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