Kalubwa Surname

510,931st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 640 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Kalubwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kalubwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania4451:118,97011,366
DR Congo1501:492,53039,325
Zambia441:360,22618,771
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kalubwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kalubwa occurs in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kalubwa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 510,931st most numerous last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 11,386,790 people. The surname Kalubwa is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kalubwa are found; 70 percent are found in East Africa and 70 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

It is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is carried by 445 people, or 1 in 118,970. In Tanzania it is most common in: Katavi Region, where 74 percent live, Rukwa Region, where 22 percent live and Kigoma Region, where 2 percent live. Excluding Tanzania Kalubwa occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 23 percent live and Zambia, where 7 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kalubwai931/
Kalobwa864,046/
Kalibwa86170/
Kalubwe86160/
Kaluvwa8641/
Kalupwa866/
Kalubua862/
Kalubba862/
Khalibwa80126/
Kaulubwi8043/
Khalobwa804/
Khalubba801/
Kalubuayi751/
Kalobwe718,241/
Kalipwa7121/
Kolobwa711/
Kalibua711/
Kalubue711/
Kalubbe711/
Kalobwee671/
Kalibuha671/
Kalobuayi634/
Kalupuayi631/
Kaloubouet591/
Kolobwe57417/
Kalobue574/
Calibua571/
Kolipwa571/

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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 Kalubwa
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