Kabuwu Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Kabuwu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Kabuwu Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda141:2,788,52078,087
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906

Kabuwu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kabuwu is found most in Uganda. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kabuwu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,649,889th most frequently occurring last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 404,863,662 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kabuwu live; 78 percent live in East Africa and 78 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The surname Kabuwu is most common in Uganda, where it is borne by 14 people, or 1 in 2,788,520. In Uganda it is most numerous in: Bulambuli District, where 64 percent live, Sironko District, where 29 percent live and Mityana District, where 7 percent live. Outside of Uganda this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 22 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khabuwu927/
Kabowu8399/
Kabuvu8368/
Kabuubu774/
Kabubuh771/
Kabuibu771/
Kabuibou711/
Kabuubuu711/
Koubouwou671/
Kobiewu623/
Kavuubu621/
Kaibowou571/
Koubouvou531/
Kovuvu509/
Cobubu502/
Cavuvu501/
Show All Similar Surnames

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Kabuwu
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis