Babuwe Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Babuwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Babuwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda131:3,003,02181,551
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
England11:55,718,059489,080

Babuwe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Babuwe occurs in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Babuwe? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,532,898th most frequent last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 383,555,048 people. The surname Babuwe occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of Babuwe are found; 68 percent are found in East Africa and 68 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The last name is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is borne by 13 people, or 1 in 3,003,021. In Uganda Babuwe is mostly found in: Mayuge District, where 77 percent are found, Buikwe District, where 8 percent are found and Bundibugyo District, where 8 percent are found. Excluding Uganda this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 16 percent are found and Nigeria, where 11 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Babujwe921/
Babuiwe921/
Babuchwe864/
Babuwa83197/
Babube8348/
Babowe832/
Baibuw831/
Babuwi831/
Babouwa777/
Babuwaya711/
Bobuwa67125/
Babuva677/
Babubi675/
Bavuve673/
Babuvi672/
Vabube671/
Bobowe671/
Baboow671/
Baboubi6216/
Babubai6215/
Bobowhe6210/
Bayboow621/
Babowaa621/
Bobowei621/
Babuboy621/
Baabuvi621/
Babubhai577,747/
Bouboube573/
Boubouwa571/
Boboew507/
Bavubi504/

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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 Babuwe
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