Jabwa Surname

3,274,477th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 36 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Jabwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jabwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria221:8,051,944174,166
Zimbabwe131:1,187,55768,998
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Jabwa (10) may also be a first name.

Jabwa Last Name Facts

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

Jabwa is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Jabwa.

How Common Is The Last Name Jabwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Jabwa is the 3,274,477th most commonly held last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 202,431,831 people. Jabwa occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Jabwa are found; 61 percent are found in West Africa and 61 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly held first name throughout the world, held by 10 people.

This surname is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is carried by 22 people, or 1 in 8,051,944. In Nigeria it is most common in: Plateau, where 95 percent live and Nasarawa, where 5 percent live. Other than Nigeria Jabwa occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 36 percent live and The DR Congo, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Djabwa911/
Jabway910/
Jabwaya831/
Sabwa803,797/
Jabba802,262/
Zabwa801,371/
Jabua80779/
Yabwa80118/
Cabwa8021/
Jabwi8010/
Jabwo806/
Jabwe803/
Jabva802/
Jobwa801/
Jabbay7329/
Ijabwo7311/
Yabwau739/
Zabwah737/
Ijabua735/
Jabbau735/
Jaibua735/
Jabvad735/
Jabbaa733/
Sabwah732/
Jabuha732/
Jabbha731/
Javbai731/
Jobwah731/
Jabuad731/
Jabbai731/
Jhabua731/
Djapwa731/
Giabwa731/
Sabwai731/
Saabwa731/
Zaabwa731/
Javwai731/
Jabbea731/
Jabvas731/
Ojiabua677/
Jabvaid672/
Yabwath672/
Jabuhat672/
Jaibvad671/
Jjaabwe671/
Djoubwa671/
Djabvai671/
Cahabwa671/
Yabwuat671/
Jabbaha671/
Jabuaad671/

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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 Jabwa
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