Habwa Surname
Approximately 19 people bear this surname
Habwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 10 | 1:3,903,928 | 93,934 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
Habwa (14) may also be a first name.
Habwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Habwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Habwa occurs more in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Habwa.
How Common Is The Last Name Habwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Habwa is the 4,532,898th most frequently used surname on earth, held by around 1 in 383,555,048 people. The surname Habwa is primarily found in Africa, where 95 percent of Habwa reside; 53 percent reside in East Africa and 53 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,024,661st most widespread first name throughout the world. It is borne by 14 people.
The surname Habwa is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 3,903,928. In Uganda Habwa is most numerous in: Kamwenge District, where 30 percent are found, Hoima District, where 10 percent are found and Kampala District, where 10 percent are found. Aside from Uganda Habwa exists in 4 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 21 percent are found and Nigeria, where 16 percent are found.
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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 Habwa
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