Bakebwa Surname

659,458th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 456 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Bakebwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bakebwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda3481:112,18210,900
Tanzania1031:513,99633,942
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Bakebwa (49) may also be a first name.

Bakebwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bakebwa is found in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bakebwa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 659,458th most frequently used surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 15,981,460 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Bakebwa are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Bakebwa is also the 1,430,306th most commonly occurring forename globally, borne by 49 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is borne by 348 people, or 1 in 112,182. In Uganda it is most prevalent in: Kamwenge District, where 18 percent reside, Ntungamo District, where 17 percent reside and Isingiro District, where 9 percent reside. Without taking into account Uganda this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 23 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bakeebwa9370/
Baekebwa9321/
Baakebwa931/
Baikebwa931/
Bakebua8682/
Bakobwa8611/
Bakebwe862/
Bakaheebwa824/
Bachebwa801/
Bakiebwe801/
Bakiebua801/
Bakahabwa758/
Bhakiebwe751/
Bakapwa711/
Bakabua711/
Bakapua57164/
Boukebbou501/

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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 Bakebwa
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