Kabuku Surname

123,275th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,704 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Kabuku Surname Definition:

Kabuku is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: one who will not contribute to a common cause.

Kabuku Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia1,9321:8,204975
DR Congo8351:88,47910,091
Kenya3111:148,48811,824
Namibia2511:9,5991,865
Tanzania1621:326,80024,625
Indonesia891:1,485,946100,216
Zimbabwe751:205,84323,645
Uganda271:1,445,89953,777
England61:9,286,343223,652
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Botswana41:546,73222,624
France21:33,211,361423,184
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Kabuku (1,436) may also be a first name.

Kabuku Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Kabuku is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: one who will not contribute to a common cause.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Kabuku Last Name Facts

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

Kabuku occurs most in Zambia. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kabuku? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 123,275th most commonly held surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 1,967,480 people. Kabuku occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Kabuku live; 61 percent live in Southern Africa and 61 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Kabuku is also the 205,926th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world, held by 1,436 people.

It is most commonly used in Zambia, where it is held by 1,932 people, or 1 in 8,204. In Zambia Kabuku is most prevalent in: Western Province, where 44 percent reside, Southern Province, where 30 percent reside and Lusaka Province, where 15 percent reside. Besides Zambia Kabuku exists in 16 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 23 percent reside and Kenya, where 8 percent reside.

Kabuku Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kabuiku924,673/
Kabukcu929/
Kabukku926/
Khabuku925/
Kabuuku923/
Kaboukou861/
Kaboku838,238/
Kabucu83113/
Kebuku832/
Kampuku7775/
Kabieku7722/
Kavuuku771/
Kabuucu771/
Khavuku771/
Gqabuku771/
Koboukou7132/
Khavukui711/
Kebeukeu711/
Koboku678,601/
Kampoukou6748/
Cabucu674/
Caboku671/
Cabutcu6220/
Cabucus622/
Khoboku621/
Kaboekoe571/
Kovucu5085/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kabuku
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