Asubwa Surname

1,471,719th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 144 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Asubwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Asubwa Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1431:322,93619,861
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Asubwa Demographics

Asubwa Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 6 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

View the most religious surnames in Kenya

Asubwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Asubwa is held by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Asubwa.

How Common Is The Last Name Asubwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Asubwa is the 1,471,719th most widespread surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 50,607,958 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Asubwa reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 60 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

Asubwa is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is borne by 143 people, or 1 in 322,936. In Kenya Asubwa is most common in: Kakamega County, where 60 percent are found, Vihiga County, where 38 percent are found and Kisumu County, where 1 percent are found. Other than Kenya this last name exists in one country. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 1 percent are found.

Asubwa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Asubwa last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gasubwa922/
Asuvwa833/
Asubba831/
Ashubwe7715/
Assoubba711/
Osubua6740/
Asobwe672/
Asubui672/
Asupua672/
Asubbi671/
Esubua671/
Azubua671/
Asubue671/
Azupwah628/
Osufwua623/
Azouvbai571/
Azobua5057/
Asupuo5010/
Osubui501/
Asupue501/
Osubuo501/
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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 Asubwa
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