Hobwe Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Hobwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hobwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania141:3,781,54451,645
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830

Hobwe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hobwe occurs most in Tanzania. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hobwe? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,908,606th most numerous last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Hobwe reside; 88 percent reside in East Africa and 88 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The last name is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is carried by 14 people, or 1 in 3,781,544. In Tanzania Hobwe is most frequent in: Morogoro Region, where 64 percent reside, Kilimanjaro Region, where 29 percent reside and Dodoma Region, where 7 percent reside. Apart from Tanzania this last name is found in one country. It is also common in Cameroon, where 13 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khobwe91863/
Chobwe9169/
Obwe8920/
Hobw892/
Choobwe83614/
Habwe80447/
Hobbe8092/
Howbe8011/
Howve802/
Obwei801/
Obweh801/
Hubwe801/
Hobwa801/
Obw752/
Ahabwe734,697/
Chabwe731,272/
Chofwe7350/
Chobwa7349/
Chovwe7324/
Chopwe735/
Chobbe734/
Chovbe733/
Hobbee732/
Chobve731/
Hoboue731/
Houfwe731/
Hobbeh731/
Chubwe731/
Hubwey731/
Hobbey731/
Howves730/
Hobbei730/
Hobver730/
Abwe671,465/
Obue67657/
Obwa67358/
Ubwe67281/
Ebwe67200/
Ovwe67113/
Chaabwe6759/
Ahaabwe6749/
Obbe6729/
Chobbey6723/
Choobwa6713/
Chovbey677/
Owve675/
Ofwe675/
Houboue675/
Chompwe674/
Ovbe674/
Chobwai673/
Khoubve673/
Oibw672/
Choopwe671/
Chobhve671/
Opwe671/
Choboue671/
Choubbe671/
Chouwbe671/
Oobw671/
Ohbw671/
Choebue671/

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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
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  • 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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