Bubwa Surname

2,255,512th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 71 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Bubwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Bubwa 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
Nigeria451:3,936,506111,794
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430

Bubwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bubwa occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bubwa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,255,512th most commonly used family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 102,641,492 people. Bubwa is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Bubwa reside; 63 percent reside in West Africa and 63 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

It is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is held by 45 people, or 1 in 3,936,506. In Nigeria Bubwa is most common in: Benue, where 29 percent live, Adamawa, where 27 percent live and Gombe, where 18 percent live. Besides Nigeria this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 30 percent live and Tanzania, where 7 percent live.

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
Bubwaa914/
Baubwa912/
Buubwa912/
Bubba801,974/
Bobwa80345/
Bubua8087/
Bubwo808/
Bubwe801/
Bupwa801/
Butbua73282/
Bobway7343/
Buebua7335/
Boubba7312/
Bobwah733/
Boubva733/
Bouvba731/
Bobwai731/
Bubbai731/
Bubuah731/
Butpwat675/
Boubbah671/
Bubbaha671/
Boubhva671/
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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 Bubwa
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