Hobwe Surname
Approximately 16 people bear this surname
Hobwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 14 | 1:3,781,544 | 51,645 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
Hobwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hobwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Hobwe is more frequently found in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Hobwe.
How Common Is The Last Name Hobwe? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 4,908,606th most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. The surname Hobwe occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Hobwe reside; 88 percent reside in East Africa and 88 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
It is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 14 people, or 1 in 3,781,544. In Tanzania Hobwe is primarily concentrated in: Morogoro Region, where 64 percent are found, Kilimanjaro Region, where 29 percent are found and Dodoma Region, where 7 percent are found. Excluding Tanzania it exists in one country. It is also found in Cameroon, where 13 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Khobwe | 91 | 863 | / |
| Chobwe | 91 | 69 | / |
| Obwe | 89 | 20 | / |
| Hobw | 89 | 2 | / |
| Choobwe | 83 | 614 | / |
| Habwe | 80 | 447 | / |
| Hobbe | 80 | 92 | / |
| Howbe | 80 | 11 | / |
| Howve | 80 | 2 | / |
| Obwei | 80 | 1 | / |
| Obweh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hubwe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hobwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Obw | 75 | 2 | / |
| Ahabwe | 73 | 4,697 | / |
| Chabwe | 73 | 1,272 | / |
| Chofwe | 73 | 50 | / |
| Chobwa | 73 | 49 | / |
| Chovwe | 73 | 24 | / |
| Chopwe | 73 | 5 | / |
| Chobbe | 73 | 4 | / |
| Chovbe | 73 | 3 | / |
| Hobbee | 73 | 2 | / |
| Chobve | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hoboue | 73 | 1 | / |
| Houfwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hobbeh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Chubwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hubwey | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hobbey | 73 | 1 | / |
| Howves | 73 | 0 | / |
| Hobbei | 73 | 0 | / |
| Hobver | 73 | 0 | / |
| Abwe | 67 | 1,465 | / |
| Obue | 67 | 657 | / |
| Obwa | 67 | 358 | / |
| Ubwe | 67 | 281 | / |
| Ebwe | 67 | 200 | / |
| Ovwe | 67 | 113 | / |
| Chaabwe | 67 | 59 | / |
| Ahaabwe | 67 | 49 | / |
| Obbe | 67 | 29 | / |
| Chobbey | 67 | 23 | / |
| Choobwa | 67 | 13 | / |
| Chovbey | 67 | 7 | / |
| Owve | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ofwe | 67 | 5 | / |
| Houboue | 67 | 5 | / |
| Chompwe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ovbe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Chobwai | 67 | 3 | / |
| Khoubve | 67 | 3 | / |
| Oibw | 67 | 2 | / |
| Choopwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chobhve | 67 | 1 | / |
| Opwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Choboue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Choubbe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chouwbe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oobw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ohbw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Choebue | 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 Hobwe
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