Kabuwaya Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Kabuwaya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kabuwaya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria111:16,103,887259,204
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Kabuwaya (13) may also be a first name.

Kabuwaya Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kabuwaya is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kabuwaya? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,213,395th most common surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 520,538,994 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kabuwaya are found; 79 percent are found in West Africa and 79 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Kabuwaya is also the 3,159,357th most commonly held forename in the world, held by 13 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 11 people, or 1 in 16,103,887. In Nigeria Kabuwaya is primarily concentrated in: Kano, where 82 percent are found and Gombe, where 9 percent are found. Not including Nigeria this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 14 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 7 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kabouway881/
Cabuway801/
Kabubhay751/
Kabowayi751/
Kabouwai751/
Kabowoyo631/
Kabowuyo631/
Kabowei53302/
Cabuboy5315/
Kobowau538/
Kaboowei501/
Kaibowei501/
Kaibowou501/
Kabuibou501/

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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 Kabuwaya
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