Kabwa Surname

26,170th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20,555 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Kabwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kabwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo19,9551:3,702410
Tanzania3191:165,96114,708
Uganda1571:248,65818,515
Zambia521:304,80617,055
Burundi251:392,194499
Nigeria131:13,626,366237,812
United States91:40,273,215872,126
France31:22,140,907385,998
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
England21:27,859,030389,889
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Kabwa (4,163) may also be a first name.

Kabwa Last Name Facts

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

Kabwa occurs more in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kabwa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kabwa is the 26,170th most widely held last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 354,539 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kabwa live; 97 percent live in Central Africa and 97 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 107,635th most common first name worldwide, borne by 4,163 people.

This surname is most frequently held in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 19,955 people, or 1 in 3,702. Apart from The DR Congo Kabwa is found in 25 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 2 percent reside and Uganda, where 1 percent reside.

Kabwa Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Kabwa earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 561.99% more than the national average, earning R 1,573,150 per year and in United States they earn 85.13% less than the national average, earning $6,417 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kabway9182/
Kabwai9158/
Kabwau9122/
Khabwa9115/
Kabwea915/
Kaabwa913/
Kabwas911/
Kabw'a911/
Kahabwa8382/
Keabewa8322/
Kabwaja8321/
Kabweha8310/
Khabwas833/
Kabwash832/
Khabwai831/
Kaibwau831/
Kabwaha831/
Kabwe80140,331/
Kabua802,605/
Kapwa80957/
Kobwa80450/
Kabwi80324/
Kebwa80111/
Cabwa8021/
Kabwo8012/
Kabva801/
Kahaabwa771/
Kebwai7360/
Keabua7348/
Koobwa7344/
Kabwos7342/
Kaubwe7331/
Kapway7327/
Kaibua7320/
Qabwat7315/
Kabwii7314/
Kaebua7313/
Kabbay7312/
Kaabua7311/
Keebwa7310/
Kapwai738/
Kaibva738/
Kaabwe736/
Kabwey734/
Khabua734/
Kabuae734/
Kabweh733/
Kaubua732/
Kabwer732/
Kabbaa732/
Kabwei732/
Kaibwe732/
Kebwua731/
Kaubba731/
Kabuah731/
Kabvad731/
Katbua731/
Kauvwa731/
Kavwau731/
Kaabba731/
Khebwa731/
Qabwai731/
Kaibba731/
Kabwes731/
Kabwet731/
Kabwiy731/
Kabwue731/
Kahbua731/
Kapwap731/
Kkabwe731/
Kkobwa731/
Kabuaa731/
Quabwa730/
Khatbua6770/
Kahabwe6769/
Kabuhat6747/
Kapwach6721/
Khabbah6711/
Kabwohe678/
Kaipwai677/
Khabbai675/
Kabouha674/
Khaibua674/
Khabbaa672/
Kabuhay672/
Kabwuiz671/
Kapwaia671/
Kaabwiz671/
Cahabwa671/
Kabbaha671/
Khobwat671/
Kaivway671/
Kampwai671/
Kabwitt671/
Khapwah671/

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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 Kabwa
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