Kabwama Surname

473,663rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 707 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Kabwama Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kabwama Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda6891:56,6616,673
England91:6,190,895170,599
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Kabwama Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kabwama occurs most in Uganda. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kabwama? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 473,663rd most numerous surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 10,307,703 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Kabwama live; 97 percent live in East Africa and 97 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Uganda, where it is borne by 689 people, or 1 in 56,661. In Uganda it is most common in: Wakiso District, where 30 percent live, Kampala District, where 16 percent live and Luweero District, where 10 percent live. Aside from Uganda this last name occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in England, where 1 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kabwaama9314/
Kabwema86633/
Kabwami86178/
Kabwame8676/
Kapwama8624/
Kabwoma869/
Kabuama861/
Kabbama861/
Kaspwama801/
Kabwaami801/
Kabuema71468/
Kobwoma715/
Kobwami714/
Kabuamo712/
Kapwami711/
Kavuama711/
Kobwooma671/
Kavvami5710/
Capuama571/
Kobwome571/
Kabuhome535/
Kobuhame531/

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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
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  • 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 Kabwama
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