Kawuba Surname

870,423rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 311 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Kawuba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kawuba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda2461:158,69613,812
DR Congo551:1,343,26579,223
England61:9,286,343223,652
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Kawuba (10) may also be a first name.

Kawuba Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kawuba occurs in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Kawuba.

How Common Is The Last Name Kawuba? popularity and diffusion

Kawuba is the 870,423rd most numerous family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 23,432,624 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Kawuba are found; 79 percent are found in East Africa and 78 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Kawuba is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly occurring forename in the world, borne by 10 people.

The last name Kawuba is most commonly occurring in Uganda, where it is borne by 246 people, or 1 in 158,696. In Uganda it is primarily concentrated in: Mukono District, where 17 percent are found, Kamuli District, where 13 percent are found and Wakiso District, where 12 percent are found. Apart from Uganda it exists in 4 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 18 percent are found and England, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kawuuba925/
Kavuba83697/
Kawube8359/
Kawiba8341/
Kewuba838/
Kawubo831/
Kawubi831/
Kawoba831/
Kaewaubai807/
Keawaubat801/
Keawoubai801/
Kawubyo777/
Kaibuba774/
Kabuuba774/
Kaububa772/
Kabhuba772/
Kawuube772/
Kawusbo771/
Kabubah771/
Kawuber771/
Kaabuba771/
Kaabouba716/
Kaubauba715/
Khabouba714/
Kawumpai711/
Kabubhay711/
Kabube6738/
Kobuba6734/
Kavubi6731/
Kabubo6717/
Keawumpai677/
Cabuba672/
Kaweumpai671/
Kowoba671/
Kavube671/

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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 Kawuba
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