Kabowa Surname

173,974th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,468 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Kabowa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kabowa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi2,1441:7,9851,197
DR Congo1781:415,05434,837
Zambia721:220,13813,905
Zimbabwe511:302,71130,394
Uganda151:2,602,61975,106
England21:27,859,030389,889
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Kabowa (40) may also be a first name.

Kabowa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kabowa is held by more people in Malawi than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kabowa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 173,974th most numerous family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 2,952,814 people. Kabowa is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kabowa are found; 92 percent are found in Southern Africa and 92 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Kabowa is also the 1,614,485th most frequently held forename at a global level. It is borne by 40 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Malawi, where it is borne by 2,144 people, or 1 in 7,985. Not including Malawi this surname exists in 10 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 7 percent are found and Zambia, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kaubowa9217/
Kaboswa922/
Kaboowa922/
Kaboywa921/
Kabowat921/
Kabouwa921/
Kabojwa921/
Kabow9110/
Kabouway861/
Kabouwai861/
Kabova83324/
Kabawa83293/
Kabowo8360/
Kapowa8344/
Kebowa8334/
Kabouw8312/
Kasbow8310/
Kobowa832/
Kabowei77302/
Kaibova77184/
Khabova7789/
Kabawat7745/
Kaybova7712/
Kobowau778/
Kasbowo775/
Kaboyva773/
Kabooba773/
Kabawah772/
Kajbova772/
Kabahwa771/
Kabhawa771/
Kaboova771/
Kaphowa771/
Kebouwa771/
Kabaway771/
Kabouwo771/
Koboiwa771/
Kahbawa771/
Kobow73506/
Kabov73301/
Qabow73295/
Kabav73127/
Kabaw7340/
Kabaf734/
Kabachwa719/
Kaabouba716/
Khabouba714/
Kgaphowa711/
Kabashwa711/
Kaibowou711/
Kaibowei711/
Kaboowei711/
Khaibova711/
Kabochua711/
Kab679,935/
Kabawo67685/
Kaboub67474/
Kapova67326/
Kaibov67310/
Kajbaf67304/
Khabov67100/
Kobova6768/
Kabová6729/
Kosbow6723/
Kaboff6714/
Kabovo6713/
Kebawa6713/
Kampow6712/
Kebova6711/
Cabova6710/
Kaybov6710/
Kabafe674/
Kavova674/
Kabaph673/
Kabauw673/
Kobawa673/
Kaboob672/
Cabawa672/
Kaubov672/
Kasbov672/
Kabhav672/
Kohbow671/
Kavobo671/
Kabauf671/
Kabava671/
Kabgov671/
Kabouv671/
Kabuov671/
Khabav671/
Casbow671/
Kaabob671/

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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 Kabowa
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