Muwabi Surname

3,141,416th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 39 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Muwabi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Muwabi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda331:1,183,00847,935
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Muwabi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Muwabi is borne by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Muwabi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Muwabi is the 3,141,416th most prevalent surname globally, held by around 1 in 186,860,152 people. The surname Muwabi is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Muwabi are found; 85 percent are found in East Africa and 85 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The surname Muwabi is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is carried by 33 people, or 1 in 1,183,008. In Uganda Muwabi is primarily concentrated in: Luuka District, where 61 percent live, Namutumba District, where 30 percent live and Bugiri District, where 3 percent live. Barring Uganda this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 10 percent live and Nigeria, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Muhwabi921/
Muwahabi861/
Muwaba8343/
Muwabe8337/
Mubabi8332/
Mowabi8324/
Muwavi8314/
Muvabi832/
Muwawi832/
Muwampi7727/
Muwaabe778/
Muhwaba777/
Muhwavi771/
Mubawai771/
Muywaba771/
Muwaaba771/
Musuabi771/
Mouwaba771/
Muswaswi716/
Muhwabha712/
Mubabhai711/
Muwawa673,836/
Muvavi67219/
Mubabe67168/
Mowobi67101/
Muwebe6775/
Muwoba6724/
Mowabe6719/
Muwava679/
Muvawa677/
Mowaba674/
Muwawe673/
Mubobi672/
Mubawi671/

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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 Muwabi
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