Kwabu Surname
Approximately 162 people bear this surname
Kwabu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 64 | 1:827,213 | 43,161 |
| DR Congo | 55 | 1:1,343,265 | 79,223 |
| Cameroon | 23 | 1:903,003 | 60,285 |
| Nigeria | 15 | 1:11,809,517 | 219,567 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Kwabu (22) may also be a first name.
Kwabu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kwabu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kwabu is found in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kwabu? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,364,059th most frequently occurring family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 44,984,851 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Kwabu are found; 48 percent are found in Central Africa and 48 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Kwabu is also the 2,301,746th most widely held first name globally, borne by 22 people.
The last name is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 64 people, or 1 in 827,213. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 86 percent live and Kigoma Region, where 14 percent live. Not including Tanzania this surname occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 34 percent live and Cameroon, where 14 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kwabau | 91 | 4 | / |
| Kwatbu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Kwabui | 91 | 1 | / |
| Kwabou | 91 | 1 | / |
| Kwabeuh | 83 | 14 | / |
| Kwabuha | 83 | 2 | / |
| Nkwabeu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kwaibeu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kwebu | 80 | 417 | / |
| Kuabu | 80 | 28 | / |
| Gwabu | 80 | 19 | / |
| Qwabu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kwavu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kwabuggi | 77 | 12 | / |
| Nkweabuh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kuabut | 73 | 40 | / |
| Gwabou | 73 | 26 | / |
| Kwampu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kuabou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kuhabu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ngwabuh | 67 | 26 | / |
| Ngwabou | 67 | 11 | / |
| Gwaibui | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ngweabu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nkwampu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngwahbu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngwabeu | 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 Kwabu
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