Kobwa Surname
Approximately 450 people bear this surname
Kobwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 253 | 1:292,014 | 26,830 |
| Uganda | 171 | 1:228,300 | 17,543 |
| Cameroon | 11 | 1:1,888,097 | 98,267 |
| Rwanda | 9 | 1:1,262,775 | 2,632 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Kobwa (326) may also be a first name.
Kobwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kobwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kobwa occurs more in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Kobwa.
How Common Is The Last Name Kobwa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 666,162nd most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 16,194,546 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kobwa reside; 59 percent reside in Central Africa and 59 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Kobwa is also the 485,722nd most commonly used first name throughout the world It is held by 326 people.
It is most commonly used in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 253 people, or 1 in 292,014. Beside The DR Congo it occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 38 percent are found and Cameroon, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Koobwa | 91 | 44 | / |
| Kkobwa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Khobwat | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kabwa | 80 | 20,555 | / |
| Kovba | 80 | 1,541 | / |
| Kobua | 80 | 946 | / |
| Kubwa | 80 | 560 | / |
| Kobwe | 80 | 297 | / |
| Kopwa | 80 | 122 | / |
| Kebwa | 80 | 111 | / |
| Kobwo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Cobwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kobva | 80 | 1 | / |
| Koubwaya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Khobwe | 73 | 863 | / |
| Khobua | 73 | 277 | / |
| Kobbah | 73 | 154 | / |
| Kobuoa | 73 | 83 | / |
| Kabway | 73 | 82 | / |
| Kebwai | 73 | 60 | / |
| Kabwai | 73 | 58 | / |
| Kovbai | 73 | 46 | / |
| Kopwai | 73 | 43 | / |
| Koibua | 73 | 31 | / |
| Kabwau | 73 | 22 | / |
| Khabwa | 73 | 15 | / |
| Kotbua | 73 | 12 | / |
| Keebwa | 73 | 10 | / |
| Khovba | 73 | 9 | / |
| Kabwea | 73 | 5 | / |
| Kaabwa | 73 | 3 | / |
| Koupwa | 73 | 3 | / |
| Kuubwa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kovbaj | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kobuah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Khebwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kobwet | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kubwai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Koobwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kobbaï | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kabw'a | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kebwua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kovhwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kobbay | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kabwas | 73 | 1 | / |
| Khoubba | 67 | 342 | / |
| Khotbua | 67 | 153 | / |
| Kahabwa | 67 | 82 | / |
| Kabwaja | 67 | 21 | / |
| Kabweha | 67 | 10 | / |
| Koubwos | 67 | 3 | / |
| Khabwas | 67 | 3 | / |
| Khobwet | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kabwash | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kabwaha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khabwai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kobwije | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kothbua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kobbajj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kochbua | 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
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- 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 Kobwa
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