Kabwela Surname
Approximately 8,041 people bear this surname
Kabwela Surname Definition:
Kabwela is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: they have returned.
Kabwela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 4,850 | 1:15,233 | 1,895 |
| Zambia | 3,098 | 1:5,116 | 621 |
| Tanzania | 63 | 1:840,343 | 43,483 |
| Zimbabwe | 19 | 1:812,539 | 55,590 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
Kabwela (407) may also be a first name.
Kabwela Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Kabwela is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: they have returned.
Kabwela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kabwela Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kabwela is held by more people in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kabwela? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 62,427th most frequently used last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 906,298 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kabwela are found; 60 percent are found in Central Africa and 60 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 427,366th most prevalent given name globally, held by 407 people.
The last name Kabwela is most commonly held in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 4,850 people, or 1 in 15,233. Other than The DR Congo it occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in Zambia, where 39 percent live and Tanzania, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kabuela | 86 | 800 | / |
| Kapwela | 86 | 755 | / |
| Kabwala | 86 | 445 | / |
| Kabwila | 86 | 341 | / |
| Kabwele | 86 | 331 | / |
| Kabwola | 86 | 4 | / |
| Kabwelo | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kabweli | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kavwela | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kabwalya | 80 | 6 | / |
| Khabwila | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kabwilo | 71 | 1,753 | / |
| Kabvala | 71 | 674 | / |
| Kabwili | 71 | 659 | / |
| Kabuele | 71 | 294 | / |
| Kabwalo | 71 | 158 | / |
| Kapwele | 71 | 152 | / |
| Kabuila | 71 | 123 | / |
| Kapwila | 71 | 55 | / |
| Kobuela | 71 | 41 | / |
| Kabwile | 71 | 29 | / |
| Kabueli | 71 | 21 | / |
| Kabuelo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kapwelo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kapuela | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kobwele | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kobwola | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kapwala | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kaibueli | 67 | 7 | / |
| Kabvalah | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kapweele | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kabwilii | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kabwuili | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kabuaala | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kampuela | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cabuelas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kompwela | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kabuhila | 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 Kabwela
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