Sabwa Surname
Approximately 3,797 people bear this surname
Sabwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 2,463 | 1:29,996 | 3,762 |
| Kenya | 1,069 | 1:43,199 | 4,497 |
| Tanzania | 180 | 1:294,120 | 22,795 |
| Uganda | 26 | 1:1,501,511 | 54,973 |
| United States | 20 | 1:18,122,947 | 588,089 |
| England | 12 | 1:4,643,172 | 139,951 |
| Pakistan | 6 | 1:29,773,981 | 92,487 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Sabwa (216) may also be a first name.
Sabwa Demographics
Sabwa Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Sabwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sabwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sabwa (Hindi: सब्वा, Oriya: ସବ୍ବା) is held by more people in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Sabwa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sabwa? popularity and diffusion
Sabwa is the 120,716th most frequently occurring family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,919,290 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Sabwa reside; 65 percent reside in Central Africa and 65 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 614,549th most commonly used given name throughout the world, held by 216 people.
It is most frequent in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 2,463 people, or 1 in 29,996. Apart from The DR Congo this last name exists in 22 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 28 percent reside and Tanzania, where 5 percent reside.
Sabwa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Sabwa surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Sabwa earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 10.07% less than the national average, earning $38,806 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sabwa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sabwa in the Hindi language | ||
| सब्वा | sabva | - |
| Sabwa in the Oriya language | ||
| ସବ୍ବା | sabba | - |
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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 Sabwa
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