Kasabwe Surname

268,560th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,453 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Kasabwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kasabwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia7371:21,5062,347
DR Congo4311:171,41417,546
Tanzania2841:186,41416,104
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Kasabwe (131) may also be a first name.

Kasabwe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kasabwe occurs in Zambia more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kasabwe? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 268,560th most commonly held surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,015,517 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kasabwe live; 51 percent live in Southern Africa and 51 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Kasabwe is also the 811,108th most numerous first name throughout the world, borne by 131 people.

It is most prevalent in Zambia, where it is held by 737 people, or 1 in 21,506. In Zambia Kasabwe is mostly concentrated in: Luapula Province, where 43 percent are found, Northern Province, where 26 percent are found and Copperbelt Province, where 20 percent are found. Not including Zambia Kasabwe exists in 3 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 30 percent are found and Tanzania, where 20 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kashabwe932/
Katsabwe931/
Katshabwe8841/
Kasabwa86480/
Kasebwe86234/
Kazabwe8668/
Kasapwe8622/
Kasobwe864/
Kashobwe80232/
Kashabwa801/
Kashebwe801/
Kasebue7148/
Kasapwa7127/
Kasobwa719/
Kazabwa714/
Kazebwe711/
Kasapwi711/
Kasovwe711/
Kashebue674/
Kosobwei672/
Kasavwii671/
Kashabbi671/
Cashabbey631/
Kosebue5714/
Kasapui571/
Kosobwa571/
Caciabue5322/
Kachopwe539/
Kehsebue531/
Kasobuayi5021/
Casabuish500/

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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 Kasabwe
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