Kwanbe Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Kwanbe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kwanbe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Kwanbe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kwanbe occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kwanbe? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 6,723,624th most frequently occurring family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kwanbe are found; 88 percent are found in West Africa and 88 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

Kwanbe is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 25,306,108. In Nigeria Kwanbe is primarily concentrated in: Benue, where 86 percent live and Sokoto, where 14 percent live. Beside Nigeria Kwanbe is found in one country. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 13 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kwanmbe924/
Kwambe83381/
Gwanbe8323/
Kwonbe834/
Khwambe7710/
Kwambeh776/
Nkwanbi773/
Kwanbai771/
Kwambie771/
Kwambee771/
Kuanber770/
Kwasimbe711/
Gwambe671,818/
Kwamba671,545/
Kwambi67437/
Kuambe6753/
Gbanbe674/
Kwombe674/
Qwambe672/
Guanbe672/
Gwanbi671/
Kuanba671/
Cwonbe671/
Gwanba671/

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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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  • 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 Kwanbe
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