Kahabwa Surname

2,075,631st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 82 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Kahabwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kahabwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda421:929,50741,540
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Tanzania181:2,941,20149,497
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187

Kahabwa Last Name Facts

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

Kahabwa occurs in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kahabwa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,075,631st most commonly occurring last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 88,872,511 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Kahabwa are found; 73 percent are found in East Africa and 73 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The last name is most prevalent in Uganda, where it is borne by 42 people, or 1 in 929,507. In Uganda it is most common in: Mbarara District, where 29 percent are found, Isingiro District, where 24 percent are found and Rukungiri District, where 14 percent are found. Other than Uganda it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 26 percent are found and Tanzania, where 22 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kahaabwa931/
Khabwa9215/
Kaabwa923/
Kahabwe8669/
Khabwas863/
Cahabwa861/
Khabwai861/
Kabwa8320,555/
Kabway7782/
Kabwai7758/
Kabwau7722/
Kaabua7711/
Kaabwe776/
Kabwea775/
Khabua774/
Khafwa771/
Kabw'a771/
Kabwas771/
Khebwa771/
Kaabba771/
Khatbua7170/
Keabewa7122/
Kabwaja7121/
Khabbah7111/
Kabweha7110/
Khabbai715/
Khaibua714/
Khawvat714/
Khabbaa712/
Kabwash712/
Kahavua711/
Kaabwiz711/
Kaibwau711/
Khobwat711/
Kaphway711/
Khavwas711/
Kabwaha711/
Kabwe67140,331/
Kafwa671,186/
Kapwa67957/
Kobwa67450/
Kabwi67324/
Kavwa67168/
Kebwa67111/
Cabwa6721/
Kabwo6712/
Khaibuat674/
Kaiphwas672/
Cahaibva671/
Khabvaja671/
Kachhvwa671/
Kaheebwe671/
Khaibuad671/

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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 Kahabwa
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