Kabwaka Surname
Approximately 82 people bear this surname
Kabwaka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 55 | 1:709,805 | 35,417 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
Kabwaka (28) may also be a first name.
Kabwaka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kabwaka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kabwaka is found most frequently in Uganda. It may also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kabwaka? popularity and diffusion
Kabwaka is the 2,075,631st most commonly used last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 88,872,511 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kabwaka live; 67 percent live in East Africa and 66 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,994,417th most commonly used first name in the world, held by 28 people.
The surname is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is carried by 55 people, or 1 in 709,805. In Uganda it is primarily found in: Budaka District, where 69 percent are found, Butaleja District, where 11 percent are found and Kampala District, where 9 percent are found. Outside of Uganda this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 33 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kabuaka | 86 | 55 | / |
| Kapwaka | 86 | 47 | / |
| Kabweka | 86 | 24 | / |
| Kabwaki | 86 | 10 | / |
| Kavwaka | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kobwaka | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kabbakay | 80 | 6 | / |
| Kabbhaka | 80 | 3 | / |
| Kabuhaka | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kabbakka | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kabbakha | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kapwaaka | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kabwaski | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kapweka | 71 | 122 | / |
| Kabuaki | 71 | 96 | / |
| Kobbaka | 71 | 10 | / |
| Kabwoko | 71 | 5 | / |
| Kabuoka | 71 | 3 | / |
| Kabwoki | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kapwake | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kapwoka | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kapwaki | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kampwaki | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kabuhoka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kabwooki | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kapuakaya | 63 | 1 | / |
| Kapueka | 57 | 21 | / |
| Kavwoko | 57 | 21 | / |
| Kavuaki | 57 | 7 | / |
| Kavuako | 57 | 4 | / |
| Cabuako | 57 | 1 | / |
| Cabuake | 57 | 1 | / |
| Kapwachi | 53 | 8 | / |
| Kabuhoko | 53 | 1 | / |
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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 Kabwaka
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis