Kabwi Surname

846,108th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 324 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kabwi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kabwi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya3051:151,41012,025
Zimbabwe131:1,187,55768,998
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Kabwi (234) may also be a first name.

Kabwi Last Name Facts

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

Kabwi is found most frequently in Kenya. It may be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kabwi? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 846,108th most widespread surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 22,492,426 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kabwi live; 94 percent live in East Africa and 94 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Kabwi is also the 585,759th most numerous first name throughout the world, borne by 234 people.

This last name is most frequent in Kenya, where it is held by 305 people, or 1 in 151,410. In Kenya Kabwi is most numerous in: Meru County, where 100 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 0 percent reside. Besides Kenya this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 4 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 1 percent reside.

Kabwi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kabwai9158/
Kabwii9114/
Kabwei912/
Kabwiy911/
Kaabwiz831/
Kabwuiz831/
Khabwai831/
Kabwitt831/
Kabwe80140,331/
Kabwa8020,555/
Kabui808,033/
Qabwi8083/
Kebwi8041/
Kapwi8025/
Kabuiz73301/
Kabway7382/
Kebwai7360/
Kaubwe7331/
Khabwa7315/
Kaibui7310/
Kapwai738/
Kaabwe736/
Kabwea735/
Kabbij735/
Kabwey734/
Kaabwa733/
Kabweh733/
Kaibwe732/
Kabwer732/
Kavwii732/
Kabw'a731/
Kavwei731/
Qabwai731/
Kampwi731/
Kabwue731/
Kabwet731/
Kabwes731/
Kkabwe731/
Kabouhi67196/
Kahabwa6782/
Kahabwe6769/
Kapwish6727/
Kabwaja6721/
Kabweha6710/
Kaipwai677/
Khabbai675/
Kabwaha671/
Kabueyi671/
Kapwaia671/
Kampwai671/
Kobwije671/

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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 Kabwi
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