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

Kasabwe occurs more in Zambia more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Kasabwe click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kasabwe? popularity and diffusion

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

The last name is most frequent in Zambia, where it is borne by 737 people, or 1 in 21,506. In Zambia Kasabwe is mostly found in: Luapula Province, where 43 percent reside, Northern Province, where 26 percent reside and Copperbelt Province, where 20 percent reside. Beside Zambia this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 30 percent reside and Tanzania, where 20 percent reside.

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
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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 Kasabwe
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