Kabwe Surname

4,008th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 140,331 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Kabwe Surname Definition:

Kabwe is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: small stone.

Kabwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia71,0981:22325
DR Congo66,9241:1,10497
Tanzania1,6081:32,9243,869
Zimbabwe1281:120,61116,273
Malawi1051:163,03916,499
Namibia791:30,4994,636
United States751:4,832,786249,377
South Africa661:820,87455,153
England581:960,65648,451
Canada371:995,82774,831
Botswana281:78,10513,263
Mozambique161:1,703,8482,274
Australia141:1,928,26488,951
Belgium121:958,05473,966
Uganda101:3,903,92893,934
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Congo71:712,72815,723
China61:227,886,92811,701
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Rwanda41:2,841,2443,611
Burundi41:2,451,2131,279
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Iceland31:126,6975,403
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
France21:33,211,361423,184
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

Kabwe (11,902) may also be a first name.

Kabwe Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Kabwe is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: small stone.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Kabwe Last Name Facts

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

Kabwe is carried by more people in Zambia than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Kabwe.

How Common Is The Last Name Kabwe? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,008th most numerous surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 51,931 people. The surname Kabwe occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kabwe live; 51 percent live in Southern Africa and 51 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Kabwe is also the 54,508th most numerous first name at a global level It is held by 11,902 people.

The surname Kabwe is most widely held in Zambia, where it is borne by 71,098 people, or 1 in 223. In Zambia it is most common in: Northern Province, where 36 percent live, Copperbelt Province, where 23 percent live and Luapula Province, where 14 percent live. Besides Zambia Kabwe occurs in 44 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 48 percent live and Tanzania, where 1 percent live.

Kabwe Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Kabwe earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 0.92% less than the national average, earning R 235,440 per year; in United States they earn 12.62% less than the national average, earning $37,704 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.8% more than the national average, earning $54,057 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Kaubwe9131/
Kaabwe916/
Kabwea915/
Kabwey914/
Kabweh913/
Kabwer912/
Kaibwe912/
Kabwei912/
Kkabwe911/
Kabwue911/
Kabwet911/
Kabwes911/
Kabw8923/
Kahabwe8369/
Kabweha8310/
Kabwa8020,555/
Kabue8014,802/
Kabwi80324/
Kobwe80297/
Kebwe80290/
Kapwe80109/
Cabwe8069/
Kabve802/
Kaheebwe771/
Kabwejje771/
Khobwe73863/
Kabway7382/
Kampwe7382/
Kabwai7358/
Kabbej7317/
Khabwa7315/
Kabwii7314/
Khavbe735/
Kapwet734/
Kaabwa733/
Koobwe731/
Kabueh731/
Kobwet731/
Kapwed731/
Kabwiy731/
Kabw'a731/
Keabue731/
Kabvee731/
Kaibue731/
Kavwei731/
Keabbe730/
Kahabwa6782/
Kabwaja6721/
Khobwet672/
Kabouhe672/
Qabw672/
Kaabwiz671/
Kabueyi671/
Kabwuiz671/
Kabwaha671/
Khabwai671/
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