Kabwire Surname

478,427th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 698 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Kabwire Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kabwire Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda6931:56,3346,641
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Kabwire Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kabwire occurs more in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kabwire? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kabwire is the 478,427th most frequently used last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 10,440,610 people. The last name Kabwire occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kabwire reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 96 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The surname is most widespread in Uganda, where it is borne by 693 people, or 1 in 56,334. In Uganda it is most common in: Buyende District, where 29 percent reside, Kaliro District, where 13 percent reside and Busia District, where 13 percent reside. Excluding Uganda this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 1 percent reside and Kenya, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kabwirie931/
Kabwijere881/
Kabwere861,035/
Kabwira86415/
Kabwiri8656/
Kobwire8645/
Kabware862/
Kabuire861/
Kapwire861/
Kabweere808/
Khabwira804/
Kapweire802/
Kabuhire802/
Kobweire801/
Kampwire801/
Kabwaira801/
Kabwer772/
Kabuir772/
Kabwejere752/
Kampwoire751/
Kabwera71315/
Kapuire71147/
Kabvure71111/
Cabwira7141/
Kobwere7128/
Kobwira7115/
Kabbere719/
Kapwere717/
Kabuira711/
Kavuire711/
Kabweri711/
Kahbbir711/
Kampweyire711/
Kabweera6718/
Koubwere676/
Khabweri676/
Kaabwera676/
Khabwera674/
Khabwery671/
Kabuhare671/

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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
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  • 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 Kabwire
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