Kabwayi Surname
Approximately 548 people bear this surname
Kabwayi Surname User-submission:
The Kabwayi surname means 'awesome'.
Kabwayi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 493 | 1:149,857 | 15,681 |
| Zambia | 45 | 1:352,220 | 18,524 |
| Uganda | 9 | 1:4,337,698 | 99,715 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Kabwayi (26) may also be a first name.
Kabwayi Surname Meaning
Kabwayi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kabwayi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kabwayi is carried by more people in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kabwayi? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 574,640th most frequently occurring last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 13,298,441 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kabwayi are found; 90 percent are found in Central Africa and 90 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,084,397th most commonly held given name internationally It is held by 26 people.
The surname is most widely held in The DR Congo, where it is held by 493 people, or 1 in 149,857. Beside The DR Congo this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 8 percent reside and Uganda, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Khabwayi | 93 | 4 | / |
| Kabway | 92 | 82 | / |
| Kabwai | 92 | 58 | / |
| Kabwaya | 86 | 627 | / |
| Kapwayi | 86 | 48 | / |
| Kafwayi | 86 | 22 | / |
| Kabwaji | 86 | 21 | / |
| Kavwayi | 86 | 4 | / |
| Kabwaye | 86 | 4 | / |
| Kobwayi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kabweyi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kabwayo | 86 | 1 | / |
| Khabwai | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kkabuayi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kobwaiyi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kabwuaya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kavwai | 77 | 125 | / |
| Kebwai | 77 | 60 | / |
| Kapway | 77 | 27 | / |
| Kabwau | 77 | 22 | / |
| Kawbay | 77 | 16 | / |
| Kabbay | 77 | 12 | / |
| Kapwai | 77 | 8 | / |
| Kabwea | 77 | 5 | / |
| Kabwey | 77 | 4 | / |
| Kabwei | 77 | 2 | / |
| Qabwai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kafwaya | 71 | 2,393 | / |
| Kabuaya | 71 | 1,617 | / |
| Kapwaya | 71 | 1,025 | / |
| Kapwaye | 71 | 447 | / |
| Kabwoya | 71 | 297 | / |
| Kabuaji | 71 | 206 | / |
| Kafuayi | 71 | 193 | / |
| Kabweya | 71 | 125 | / |
| Kabweji | 71 | 89 | / |
| Kapuayi | 71 | 48 | / |
| Kabwija | 71 | 43 | / |
| Kabweja | 71 | 34 | / |
| Kabwaja | 71 | 21 | / |
| Kabbaji | 71 | 15 | / |
| Kabweha | 71 | 10 | / |
| Kaipwai | 71 | 7 | / |
| Kabwiya | 71 | 5 | / |
| Khabbai | 71 | 5 | / |
| Kabuhay | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kabwaha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Qabbayi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kavvayi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kabbaia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kabuaia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kampwai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kabwiye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kaphway | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kaivway | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kaibwau | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kabbeyi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kabwuiz | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kabuayo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kabueyi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kafwayo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kapwaia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kobwayo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kavuayi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khabwoya | 67 | 8 | / |
| Kampwaye | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kabwehya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Khabbaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Koubwaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kabuhayo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kabwijji | 67 | 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
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- 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 Kabwayi
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