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
The surname Kibwa is found most frequently in Burundi. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kibwa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 55,701st most common family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 799,599 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kibwa reside; 96 percent reside in East Africa and 96 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,614,485th most prevalent first name internationally. It is borne by 40 people.
This last name is most frequently occurring in Burundi, where it is borne by 8,774 people, or 1 in 1,117. Besides Burundi this surname is found in 9 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 4 percent live and Uganda, where 0 percent live.
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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