Kwaba Surname

769,129th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 370 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kwaba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kwaba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1641:450,48536,956
Kenya1571:294,13918,825
Nigeria131:13,626,366237,812
Zimbabwe91:1,715,36084,476
Mauritania81:511,85818,608
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Uganda61:6,506,546123,710
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
France11:66,422,722504,397
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kwaba (69) may also be a first name.

Kwaba Last Name Facts

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

Kwaba (Arabic: كوابا, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻛﻮﺍﺏ) is found in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kwaba? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 769,129th most commonly used surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 19,696,070 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Kwaba reside; 44 percent reside in Central Africa and 44 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,171,416th most widespread first name on earth It is held by 69 people.

The surname Kwaba is most prevalent in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 164 people, or 1 in 450,485. Excluding The DR Congo this last name occurs in 11 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 42 percent reside and Nigeria, where 4 percent reside.

Kwaba Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Kwaba surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kwabea91697/
Kwasba9140/
Kwaiba917/
Khwaba914/
Kwabau914/
Kwabai914/
Kwaaba912/
Kwabha911/
Kwaabea834/
Kwabuha832/
Kwabeha831/
Kwahuba831/
Khwaiba831/
Kwaibai831/
Kwabi804,070/
Kwoba803,583/
Kweba801,097/
Kwabo801,059/
Kwabe80903/
Gwaba80611/
Cwaba80498/
Kuaba8076/
Qwaba8023/
Khwahaba772/
Gcwaba73117/
Kwabee7347/
Nkuaba7335/
Kwabhi7326/
Kwaibo7322/
Kgweba7316/
Kweiba7312/
Kweeba7310/
Gwaiba7310/
Kwooba737/
Kwobah737/
Kwaave736/
Kgwabi735/
Qhwaba734/
Kwabho734/
Kuabah733/
Kwahbe733/
Nkwoba732/
Gqwaba732/
Kwampa732/
Kwabie732/
Kwaboh732/
Kwheba731/
Gwabea731/
Gwabat731/
Kwaibi731/
Kwasbe731/
Khwabo731/
Gwaaba731/
Kwaibe731/
Kwabou731/
Kwabiś731/
Kwabio731/
Kwaavi731/
Kwuiba731/
Kkweba731/
Kwabei731/
Kwebah731/
Kwuabe731/
Kwahbo731/
Kwaabo731/
Kwabui731/
Ncwaiba67119/
Kwatber6721/
Kwabeuh6714/
Gwahaba6710/
Nkwabho6710/
Ngqwaba676/
Kuaybat674/
Ngwaaba673/
Ngwuaba673/
Ngwabay673/
Nkgwabi672/
Kwabest672/
Kuhajba671/
Kwaibih671/
Nkuabaa671/
Kwaybee671/
Nkwanpa671/
Kwajhbo671/
Kwaibeu671/
Kouhaba671/
Nkwabeh671/
Nkwabei671/
Kuabach671/
Nqcwaba671/
Nkwampa671/

Kwaba Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kwaba in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻛﻮﺍﺏakwab50
ﺍﻛﻮﺍﺑﻪakwabh25
ﺍﻛﺒﺎﺏakbab25
Kwaba in the Arabic language
كواباkwaba-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kwaba
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