Habwe Surname
Approximately 447 people bear this surname
Habwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 392 | 1:117,806 | 9,903 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Uganda | 15 | 1:2,602,619 | 75,106 |
| United States | 11 | 1:32,950,812 | 797,015 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Habwe Demographics
Habwe Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Habwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Habwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Habwe is found most in Kenya. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Habwe? popularity and diffusion
The surname Habwe is the 669,375th most common last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 16,303,235 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Habwe live; 91 percent live in East Africa and 49 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
This last name is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is carried by 392 people, or 1 in 117,806. In Kenya Habwe is mostly found in: Vihiga County, where 55 percent live, Nairobi County, where 31 percent live and Kakamega County, where 13 percent live. Apart from Kenya this surname is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 6 percent live and Uganda, where 3 percent live.
Habwe Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Habwe earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 61.76% less than the national average, earning $16,500 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ahabwe | 91 | 4,697 | / |
| Chabwe | 91 | 1,272 | / |
| Abwe | 89 | 1,465 | / |
| Chaabwe | 83 | 59 | / |
| Ahaabwe | 83 | 49 | / |
| Ahaibwe | 83 | 9 | / |
| Habbe | 80 | 767 | / |
| Abwey | 80 | 23 | / |
| Abweh | 80 | 22 | / |
| Habwa | 80 | 19 | / |
| Hobwe | 80 | 16 | / |
| Habue | 80 | 3 | / |
| Abwei | 80 | 1 | / |
| Havwe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ahaisbwe | 77 | 2 | / |
| Abw | 75 | 52 | / |
| Khobwe | 73 | 863 | / |
| Chapwe | 73 | 431 | / |
| Chabwa | 73 | 410 | / |
| Chabwi | 73 | 179 | / |
| Ahabwa | 73 | 88 | / |
| Chobwe | 73 | 69 | / |
| Chabue | 73 | 34 | / |
| Chavbe | 73 | 10 | / |
| Habbej | 73 | 5 | / |
| Haboue | 73 | 4 | / |
| Hapwei | 73 | 3 | / |
| Haubwa | 73 | 3 | / |
| Habbey | 73 | 3 | / |
| Haabwa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Gaabwe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Chabbe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Habwai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hampwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Abweit | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gabweh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Abbe | 67 | 11,509 | / |
| Abwa | 67 | 2,204 | / |
| Abue | 67 | 1,082 | / |
| Choobwe | 67 | 614 | / |
| Chabbey | 67 | 253 | / |
| Chaabwa | 67 | 220 | / |
| Ebwe | 67 | 200 | / |
| Chabuet | 67 | 56 | / |
| Ajbw | 67 | 21 | / |
| Obwe | 67 | 20 | / |
| Chavbey | 67 | 19 | / |
| Aheibwe | 67 | 14 | / |
| Abwi | 67 | 14 | / |
| Ahaabwa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Chaubwa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Chabvie | 67 | 4 | / |
| Chaibue | 67 | 4 | / |
| Apwe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Aubw | 67 | 3 | / |
| Chaboue | 67 | 3 | / |
| Abwj | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hobw | 67 | 2 | / |
| Avbe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chaubbe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chabuey | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ohbw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eabw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chabvez | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chaibve | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chaibwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chavbhe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abweitt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Habwish | 67 | 1 | / |
| Habwaja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khabwai | 67 | 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 Habwe
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