Kigwebe Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Kigwebe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kigwebe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Kigwebe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kigwebe occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kigwebe? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 7,593,402nd most widespread family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kigwebe live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The last name Kigwebe is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 10,588,323. In Tanzania it is mostly found in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 80 percent are found and Kigoma Region, where 20 percent are found. Excluding Tanzania this last name is found in one country. It is also common in Uganda, where 17 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kigweba863/
Kikwebe861/
Chigwebe8014/
Chigwebhe7517/
Kikweba7121/
Chigwewe671/
Chikwehbe631/
Kikwabi57101/
Kegbevi5725/
Keguewe572/
Kiguibi571/
Chikwewe53235/
Chikuiwe531/
Chekweboi5025/
Khikwaiba5021/
Chekwuibe501/

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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 Kigwebe
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