Kibwese Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Kibwese Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kibwese Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda111:3,549,02589,142
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Kibwese Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kibwese occurs more in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Kibwese.

How Common Is The Last Name Kibwese? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kibwese is the 4,532,898th most prevalent family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 383,555,048 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Kibwese reside; 74 percent reside in East Africa and 68 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The last name is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 3,549,025. In Uganda it is most frequent in: Wakiso District, where 36 percent live, Kampala District, where 27 percent live and Kalungu District, where 9 percent live. Barring Uganda this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 21 percent live and Kenya, where 16 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kibweese933/
Kibweshe932/
Kibuese8621/
Kibwesi866/
Kibwesa864/
Kibwege862/
Kibwece861/
Kibweje861/
Kibwesha8055/
Chibwese8023/
Kibweesi801/
Kibbes770/
Kibwisa7127/
Kibweji7121/
Kibwasi7111/
Kibwezi716/
Kibuesi714/
Kivwege712/
Kibwisi711/
Kibuesa711/
Kipwesi711/
Kibbise710/
Kibveshi6718/
Kibwisha674/
Kibuesha674/
Chibuese672/
Chibweze672/
Chibweje671/
Keibbege670/

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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 Kibwese
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