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 in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of Kabwi click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kabwi? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 846,108th most widely held last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 22,492,426 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kabwi reside; 94 percent reside in East Africa and 94 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 585,759th most frequently occurring first name in the world It is held by 234 people.

The surname Kabwi is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is borne by 305 people, or 1 in 151,410. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Meru County, where 100 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 0 percent reside. Not including Kenya Kabwi is found 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 bearing the Kabwi surname is chiefly 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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