Kibwa Surname

55,701st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,114 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Burundi
Highest density in:
Burundi

Kibwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kibwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Burundi8,7741:1,117317
DR Congo3221:229,44022,327
Uganda111:3,549,02589,142
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kiebwa9121/
Kibwaa9111/
Kibwai913/
Kibwea913/
Kaibwau831/
Kibwaja831/
Kibwe8043,184/
Kibua802,391/
Kubwa80560/
Kibwi80222/
Kebwa80111/
Kipwa8064/
Cibwa804/
Kibehewa771/
Kimpwa73164/
Chibwa7379/
Kebwai7360/
Kiebua7348/
Koibua7331/
Kaibua7320/
Keebwa7310/
Kaibva738/
Kibwey734/
Kibwit734/
Kuubwa732/
Kipwat732/
Kaibwe732/
Kubwai731/
Kebwua731/
Kibwii731/
Khibua731/
Khebwa731/
Kibuah731/
Kaibba731/
Chibwai6741/
Keabewa6722/
Kaipwai677/
Khaibua674/
Kibuayi674/
Khipwat673/
Kispwai671/
Kaivway671/
Kibwehe671/

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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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  • 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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