Nkabwe Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Nkabwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Nkabwe Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda131:3,003,02181,551
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Nkabwe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nkabwe occurs more in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Nkabwe.

How Common Is The Last Name Nkabwe? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,213,395th most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nkabwe are found; 93 percent are found in East Africa and 93 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

This surname is most numerous in Uganda, where it is carried by 13 people, or 1 in 3,003,021. In Uganda it is mostly found in: Wakiso District, where 23 percent live, Rakai District, where 15 percent live and Bugiri District, where 8 percent live. Excluding Uganda it is found in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 7 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nkafwe8396/
Nkobwe835/
Nkebwe833/
Nkabbe831/
Nkhobwe778/
Nkahabwa7111/
Nkabouet711/
Nkobwa67361/
Nkafwa67198/
Nkapwa675/
Nkabui671/
Nkobbe671/
Nkoobwa623/
Nkuibue621/
N'Kobwa621/
Nkafouet572/
N'Kaffoue531/
Nkopwa503/
Nkopue501/
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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 Nkabwe
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