Kibwa Surname
Approximately 9,114 people bear this surname
Kibwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burundi | 8,774 | 1:1,117 | 317 |
| DR Congo | 322 | 1:229,440 | 22,327 |
| Uganda | 11 | 1:3,549,025 | 89,142 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Kibwa (40) may also be a first name.
Kibwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kibwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kibwa is found in Burundi more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Kibwa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kibwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 55,701st most prevalent last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 799,599 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kibwa are found; 96 percent are found in East Africa and 96 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,614,485th most numerous first name throughout the world It is held by 40 people.
The last name Kibwa is most widespread in Burundi, where it is borne by 8,774 people, or 1 in 1,117. Outside of Burundi this last name occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 4 percent are found and Uganda, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kiebwa | 91 | 21 | / |
| Kibwaa | 91 | 11 | / |
| Kibwai | 91 | 3 | / |
| Kibwea | 91 | 3 | / |
| Kaibwau | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kibwaja | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kibwe | 80 | 43,184 | / |
| Kibua | 80 | 2,391 | / |
| Kubwa | 80 | 560 | / |
| Kibwi | 80 | 222 | / |
| Kebwa | 80 | 111 | / |
| Kipwa | 80 | 64 | / |
| Cibwa | 80 | 4 | / |
| Kibehewa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kimpwa | 73 | 164 | / |
| Chibwa | 73 | 79 | / |
| Kebwai | 73 | 60 | / |
| Kiebua | 73 | 48 | / |
| Koibua | 73 | 31 | / |
| Kaibua | 73 | 20 | / |
| Keebwa | 73 | 10 | / |
| Kaibva | 73 | 8 | / |
| Kibwey | 73 | 4 | / |
| Kibwit | 73 | 4 | / |
| Kuubwa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kipwat | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kaibwe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kubwai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kebwua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kibwii | 73 | 1 | / |
| Khibua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Khebwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kibuah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kaibba | 73 | 1 | / |
| Chibwai | 67 | 41 | / |
| Keabewa | 67 | 22 | / |
| Kaipwai | 67 | 7 | / |
| Khaibua | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kibuayi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Khipwat | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kispwai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaivway | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kibwehe | 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 Kibwa
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