Bwabi Surname

1,248,410th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 185 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Bwabi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Bwabi 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
Kenya1641:281,58518,349
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665

Bwabi (97) may also be a first name.

Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Bwabi Demographics

Bwabi Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 9 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Bwabi Last Name Facts

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

Bwabi is held by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bwabi? popularity and diffusion

Bwabi is the 1,248,410th most frequently held surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 39,392,140 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Bwabi reside; 89 percent reside in East Africa and 56 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Bwabi is also the 962,660th most widely held first name at a global level, held by 97 people.

The surname Bwabi is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is carried by 164 people, or 1 in 281,585. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Bungoma County, where 55 percent reside, Vihiga County, where 33 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 5 percent reside. Apart from Kenya Bwabi exists in one country. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 11 percent reside.

Bwabi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is principally 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
Bwabii911/
Bwaibei831/
Bwaba80123/
Bwabe8053/
Bwobi8025/
Bbabi807/
Bwavi806/
Buabi801/
Bwebi801/
Bwaby801/
Buabai73497/
Bwabuy735/
Buaboi734/
Bwaaba732/
Mpwabi732/
Bwahba731/
Bwaber731/
Bwabay731/
Bwaabe731/
Bouhabi676/
Buabehi671/
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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 Bwabi
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