Kwabeya Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Kwabeya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kwabeya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea101:815,37288,623
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Kwabeya Last Name Facts

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

Kwabeya has its highest incidence in Papua New Guinea. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kwabeya? popularity and diffusion

Kwabeya is the 5,587,209th most frequent surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. This surname is mostly found in Oceania, where 83 percent of Kwabeya are found; 83 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 83 percent are found in Papuan Oceania.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 10 people, or 1 in 815,372. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly concentrated in: Milne Bay, where 100 percent live. Barring Papua New Guinea this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 8 percent live and Uganda, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kwabea92697/
Kwebeya8630/
Kwaabea864/
Kwabeha861/
Kwabaya861/
Kwabeye861/
Kwebehya801/
Kwabai774/
Kwabau774/
Kwabie772/
Kwabei771/
Kwabae771/
Kwavey771/
Gwabea771/
Gwabuya71339/
Kwabeuh7114/
Kwebiya719/
Kwabuha712/
Kwaboye712/
Kwebaya712/
Nkwabeu711/
Kweibea711/
Gbabeya711/
Nkwabei711/
Kwaibeu711/
Kwaibai711/
Kwabiye711/
Kwebeyo711/
Kwebeye711/
Kwaybee711/
Kwebeah711/
Kwavaya711/
Kwebeiha67137/
Ngwabaya6727/

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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
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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 Kwabeya
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