Giibwa Surname
Approximately 346 people bear this surname
Giibwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 344 | 1:113,486 | 10,992 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
Giibwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Giibwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Giibwa is borne by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Giibwa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Giibwa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 807,857th most prevalent family name in the world, held by around 1 in 21,062,271 people. Giibwa is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Giibwa live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
Giibwa is most widespread in Uganda, where it is borne by 344 people, or 1 in 113,486. In Uganda it is most numerous in: Wakiso District, where 33 percent are found, Kampala District, where 26 percent are found and Buikwe District, where 15 percent are found. Aside from Uganda this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ggiibwa | 92 | 3 | / |
| Jiibwa | 83 | 44 | / |
| Ziibwa | 83 | 2 | / |
| Giabwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Giib | 80 | 6 | / |
| Giipa | 73 | 25 | / |
| Gipia | 73 | 17 | / |
| Giaba | 73 | 13 | / |
| Gioba | 73 | 6 | / |
| Giuba | 73 | 6 | / |
| Giibo | 73 | 2 | / |
| Giaib | 73 | 1 | / |
| Giibu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gajjibwa | 71 | 4 | / |
| Gioaba | 67 | 303 | / |
| Giabia | 67 | 35 | / |
| Giouba | 67 | 33 | / |
| Giabah | 67 | 26 | / |
| Giubba | 67 | 15 | / |
| Giabay | 67 | 13 | / |
| Jjibwa | 67 | 12 | / |
| Giyaba | 67 | 6 | / |
| Giyoba | 67 | 4 | / |
| Giobba | 67 | 4 | / |
| Giubao | 67 | 3 | / |
| Giwaba | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gighba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Giabua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Giabba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Giabao | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gipwai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Giobia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gijbah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sejjibwa | 57 | 2 | / |
| Gojjebwa | 57 | 1 | / |
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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 Giibwa
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis