Mwabu Surname
Approximately 6,965 people bear this surname
Mwabu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 5,568 | 1:13,269 | 1,661 |
| Zambia | 1,339 | 1:11,837 | 1,371 |
| Uganda | 21 | 1:1,859,013 | 62,128 |
| Tanzania | 17 | 1:3,114,213 | 50,054 |
| Kenya | 13 | 1:3,552,300 | 39,474 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
Mwabu (540) may also be a first name.
Mwabu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwabu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mwabu is carried by more people in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwabu? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 70,954th most commonly used family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 1,046,310 people. The surname Mwabu occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwabu live; 80 percent live in Central Africa and 80 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 362,702nd most frequently held first name in the world, borne by 540 people.
This last name is most widespread in The DR Congo, where it is held by 5,568 people, or 1 in 13,269. Besides The DR Congo it is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 19 percent are found and Uganda, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mweabu | 91 | 17 | / |
| Mwabhu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mwabau | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mbabu | 80 | 6,899 | / |
| Muabu | 80 | 108 | / |
| Mwebu | 80 | 51 | / |
| Mwobu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mbaabu | 73 | 8,820 | / |
| Mbabou | 73 | 683 | / |
| Mvaabu | 73 | 6 | / |
| Mwaavu | 73 | 5 | / |
| Muabau | 73 | 3 | / |
| Mbabuh | 73 | 3 | / |
| Mbabuy | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mbeabu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwobui | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbajbu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbabhu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbabau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbahbou | 67 | 6 | / |
| M'Babou | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mbaibou | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mwav'uu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muasbhu | 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 Mwabu
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