Kibwabwa Surname

538,129th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 598 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Kibwabwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Kibwabwa Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2321:228,19718,918
DR Congo2261:326,90129,253
Kenya1401:329,85620,127

Kibwabwa (95) may also be a first name.

Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Kibwabwa Demographics

Kibwabwa Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 2 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Kibwabwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kibwabwa has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kibwabwa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 538,129th most widespread surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 12,186,532 people. The surname Kibwabwa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kibwabwa live; 62 percent live in East Africa and 39 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 974,243rd most commonly used given name throughout the world. It is borne by 95 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is borne by 232 people, or 1 in 228,197. In Tanzania it is mostly concentrated in: Mara Region, where 98 percent reside, Dar es Salaam Region, where 0 percent reside and Iringa Region, where 0 percent reside. Without taking into account Tanzania this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 38 percent reside and Kenya, where 23 percent reside.

Kibwabwa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Kibwabwa surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kibwabwaa941/
Cibwabwa88178/
Kebwabwa884/
Chibwabwa82445/
Kibuabua75417/
Kipwapwa7529/
Kubwabwo751/
Chipwabwa711/
Kipwaapwa711/
Cibuabua63925/
Chipwapwa5941/
Chibuabua591/
Kibbobbo501/
Kibbopua501/
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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 Kibwabwa
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