Kubwi Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Uganda

Kubwi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kubwi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114

Kubwi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kubwi is found in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Kubwi click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kubwi? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 8,968,613th most frequent last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kubwi reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 26,470,806. In Tanzania Kubwi is most numerous in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 50 percent live and Pwani Region, where 50 percent live. Apart from Tanzania this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in Uganda, where 50 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kubwai911/
Kubwa80560/
Kibwi80222/
Kubwe8027/
Kubui806/
Kaubwe7331/
Kibwai733/
Kubuis732/
Kubbai731/
Kibwii731/
Kupwai731/
Khoubbi671/

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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 Kubwi
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