Kwabe Surname
Approximately 903 people bear this surname
Kwabe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 346 | 1:78,094 | 7,799 |
| Nigeria | 301 | 1:588,514 | 28,350 |
| DR Congo | 192 | 1:384,789 | 33,038 |
| South Africa | 31 | 1:1,747,668 | 84,236 |
| Mauritania | 12 | 1:341,239 | 14,334 |
| Zimbabwe | 10 | 1:1,543,824 | 78,460 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Kwabe (123) may also be a first name.
Kwabe Demographics
Kwabe Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Kwabe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kwabe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kwabe (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻛﻮﺍﺑﻪ) occurs most in Ghana. It can also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kwabe? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 391,801st most common family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 8,070,372 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Kwabe reside; 73 percent reside in West Africa and 72 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Kwabe is also the 840,349th most frequently held first name globally It is held by 123 people.
This last name is most common in Ghana, where it is carried by 346 people, or 1 in 78,094. Without taking into account Ghana Kwabe is found in 11 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 33 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 21 percent reside.
Kwabe Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Kwabe earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 57.39% less than the national average, earning R 101,256 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kwabea | 91 | 697 | / |
| Kwaebe | 91 | 54 | / |
| Kwabee | 91 | 47 | / |
| Khwabe | 91 | 16 | / |
| Kwahbe | 91 | 3 | / |
| Kwabie | 91 | 2 | / |
| Kwasbe | 91 | 1 | / |
| Kwabei | 91 | 1 | / |
| Kwuabe | 91 | 1 | / |
| Kwaibe | 91 | 1 | / |
| Kwatber | 83 | 21 | / |
| Kwabeuh | 83 | 14 | / |
| Kwaabea | 83 | 4 | / |
| Kwabest | 83 | 2 | / |
| Kwaibeu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kwaybee | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kwabeha | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nkwabeh | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nkwabei | 83 | 1 | / |
| Qwabe | 80 | 25,323 | / |
| Kwabi | 80 | 4,070 | / |
| Kwebe | 80 | 575 | / |
| Kwaba | 80 | 370 | / |
| Gwabe | 80 | 235 | / |
| Kuabe | 80 | 69 | / |
| Cwabe | 80 | 8 | / |
| Kwobe | 80 | 2 | / |
| Kwashbee | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gcwabe | 73 | 1,896 | / |
| Gwaabe | 73 | 71 | / |
| Gqwabe | 73 | 43 | / |
| Gwabee | 73 | 32 | / |
| Kwabhi | 73 | 26 | / |
| Kgwebe | 73 | 22 | / |
| Ncwabe | 73 | 11 | / |
| Kwober | 73 | 8 | / |
| Gwaber | 73 | 8 | / |
| Kwebeh | 73 | 8 | / |
| Kwaiba | 73 | 7 | / |
| Kwaave | 73 | 6 | / |
| Kgwabi | 73 | 5 | / |
| Kwuave | 73 | 4 | / |
| Kwabai | 73 | 4 | / |
| Qhwabe | 73 | 4 | / |
| Gwabes | 73 | 3 | / |
| Kwaaba | 73 | 2 | / |
| Gwaibe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Qwabie | 73 | 2 | / |
| Gwabie | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kwabui | 73 | 1 | / |
| Cwaibe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kwabha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kuaber | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kwuobe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kuabee | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kwauve | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kwahve | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kwavey | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kwwebe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kwabiś | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nqwabe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkuabe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gwabea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kwaibi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ggwabe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kwabio | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ngcwabe | 67 | 713 | / |
| Nncwabe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kwabuha | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nkgwabi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ngwaabe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwampei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwaiveh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwaibai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kweiber | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kweibea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwauhve | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwebeah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwaibih | 67 | 1 | / |
Kwabe Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kwabe in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻛﻮﺍﺑﻪ | akwabh | 60 |
| ﻛﻮﺍﺏ | kwab | 40 |
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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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- 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 Kwabe
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