Kibuwa Surname
Approximately 10 people bear this surname
Kibuwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 6 | 1:8,823,602 | 72,091 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
Kibuwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kibuwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kibuwa occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kibuwa? popularity and diffusion
Kibuwa is the 6,063,924th most frequent surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 90 percent of Kibuwa reside; 90 percent reside in East Africa and 80 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The surname Kibuwa is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 8,823,602. In Tanzania Kibuwa is primarily concentrated in: Morogoro Region, where 67 percent live and Dar es Salaam Region, where 17 percent live. Besides Tanzania it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 30 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 10 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kibuswa | 92 | 2 | / |
| Kibuywa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kibuwga | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kibuchwa | 86 | 3 | / |
| Kibuuswa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kibuwi | 83 | 189 | / |
| Kubuwa | 83 | 8 | / |
| Kibuwo | 83 | 3 | / |
| Kibuva | 83 | 1 | / |
| Chibuwa | 77 | 58 | / |
| Kubuhwa | 77 | 11 | / |
| Kaibuba | 77 | 4 | / |
| Kiboowa | 77 | 3 | / |
| Kuubuwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kibuiwo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kebouwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chibouwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kibowe | 67 | 19 | / |
| Kibowo | 67 | 8 | / |
| Cubuwa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Cebuwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kivuwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kivuwi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kivuwe | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Kibuwa
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