Kubwa Surname
Approximately 560 people bear this surname
Kubwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 433 | 1:106,651 | 9,185 |
| DR Congo | 68 | 1:1,086,464 | 68,260 |
| Papua New Guinea | 38 | 1:214,572 | 29,580 |
| Uganda | 14 | 1:2,788,520 | 78,087 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Kubwa (99) may also be a first name.
Kubwa Demographics
Kubwa Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Kubwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kubwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kubwa is held by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kubwa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 565,092nd most widespread last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 13,013,475 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 93 percent of Kubwa live; 80 percent live in East Africa and 57 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Kubwa is also the 951,070th most frequently held forename in the world, held by 99 people.
This surname is most widespread in Kenya, where it is borne by 433 people, or 1 in 106,651. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Kakamega County, where 51 percent live, Uasin Gishu County, where 29 percent live and Nyamira County, where 17 percent live. Without taking into account Kenya this last name exists in 7 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 12 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 7 percent live.
Kubwa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Kubwa surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kuubwa | 91 | 2 | / |
| Kubwai | 91 | 1 | / |
| Kibwa | 80 | 9,114 | / |
| Kobwa | 80 | 450 | / |
| Kubua | 80 | 280 | / |
| Cubwa | 80 | 229 | / |
| Kuvwa | 80 | 89 | / |
| Kubwe | 80 | 27 | / |
| Kubva | 80 | 22 | / |
| Kupwa | 80 | 6 | / |
| Kubwi | 80 | 4 | / |
| Kubwo | 80 | 2 | / |
| Kuheebwa | 77 | 32 | / |
| Koubwaya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kubhwaha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Khubua | 73 | 845 | / |
| Koobwa | 73 | 44 | / |
| Kaubwe | 73 | 31 | / |
| Kiebwa | 73 | 21 | / |
| Kubbay | 73 | 13 | / |
| Kubuoa | 73 | 13 | / |
| Kibwaa | 73 | 11 | / |
| Kuebua | 73 | 4 | / |
| Kibwea | 73 | 3 | / |
| Koupwa | 73 | 3 | / |
| Kibwai | 73 | 3 | / |
| Kaubua | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kupwai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kauvwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ccubwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kkobwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kuubua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kubbai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Khupwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kaubba | 73 | 1 | / |
| Khoubba | 67 | 342 | / |
| Khupwat | 67 | 8 | / |
| Koubwos | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kupwaja | 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
- 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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