Kubwa Surname

565,092nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 560 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kubwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kubwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya4331:106,6519,185
DR Congo681:1,086,46468,260
Papua New Guinea381:214,57229,580
Uganda141:2,788,52078,087
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kubwa (99) may also be a first name.

Kubwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kubwa is found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kubwa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 565,092nd most commonly occurring family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 13,013,475 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 93 percent of Kubwa are found; 80 percent are found in East Africa and 57 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Kubwa is also the 951,070th most frequent first name on earth, borne by 99 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is held by 433 people, or 1 in 106,651. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Kakamega County, where 51 percent reside, Uasin Gishu County, where 29 percent reside and Nyamira County, where 17 percent reside. Apart from Kenya Kubwa is found in 7 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 12 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 7 percent reside.

Kubwa Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kuubwa912/
Kubwai911/
Kibwa809,114/
Kobwa80450/
Kubua80280/
Cubwa80229/
Kuvwa8089/
Kubwe8027/
Kubva8022/
Kupwa806/
Kubwi804/
Kubwo802/
Kuheebwa7732/
Koubwaya771/
Kubhwaha771/
Khubua73845/
Koobwa7344/
Kaubwe7331/
Kiebwa7321/
Kubbay7313/
Kubuoa7313/
Kibwaa7311/
Kuebua734/
Kibwea733/
Koupwa733/
Kibwai733/
Kaubua732/
Kupwai731/
Kauvwa731/
Ccubwa731/
Kkobwa731/
Kuubua731/
Kubbai731/
Khupwa731/
Kaubba731/
Khoubba67342/
Khupwat678/
Koubwos673/
Kupwaja671/

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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 Kubwa
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