Bahabwa Surname

1,518,885th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 137 people bear this surname

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

Bahabwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bahabwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo961:769,57954,223
Uganda411:952,17842,125

Bahabwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bahabwa has its highest incidence in The DR Congo. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Bahabwa.

How Common Is The Last Name Bahabwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Bahabwa is the 1,518,885th most widespread family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 53,193,766 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Bahabwa are found; 70 percent are found in Central Africa and 70 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.

It is most prevalent in The DR Congo, where it is held by 96 people, or 1 in 769,579. Without taking into account The DR Congo Bahabwa is found in one country. It is also found in Uganda, where 30 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bahaabwa932/
Baabwa9248/
Bahbwaa861/
Babwa8356/
Baheebwa8012/
Babwah77945/
Baabua77348/
Baabba7780/
Babwad7710/
Baebwa775/
Bhabua772/
Baubwa772/
Babwai772/
Baabva771/
Baibwa771/
Bhabba771/
Bhebwa771/
Bajbwa771/
Mpaabwa716/
Bhabvat712/
Bhebhwa711/
Babwait711/
Vahabva711/
Bebwa671,786/
Bobwa67345/
Babwo678/
Babweeha671/
Bapwa671/

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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 Bahabwa
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis