Kobelwa Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Kobelwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Kobelwa 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
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Kobelwa Last Name Facts

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

Kobelwa is found most frequently in Uganda. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Kobelwa.

How Common Is The Last Name Kobelwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kobelwa is the 8,193,072nd most widely held surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kobelwa live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

This last name is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 9,759,820. In Uganda Kobelwa is primarily concentrated in: Buyende District, where 25 percent live, Kaliro District, where 25 percent live and Kibuku District, where 25 percent live. Without taking into account Uganda this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 20 percent live.

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
Kubelwa865,566/
Kabelwa862,326/
Khabelwa8010/
Koblva771/
Kabilwa712,067/
Kubelua71931/
Kabelwe71253/
Kubilwa7193/
Kabelua712/
Kubelwe711/
Kabuulwa6715/
Kampehelwa591/
Kabilua5727/
Cabelba571/
Kabilwe571/
Kubeluis536/
Kabylbai535/
Kubiluha534/
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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 Kobelwa
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