Sabwa Surname

120,716th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,797 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Sabwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sabwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo2,4631:29,9963,762
Kenya1,0691:43,1994,497
Tanzania1801:294,12022,795
Uganda261:1,501,51154,973
United States201:18,122,947588,089
England121:4,643,172139,951
Pakistan61:29,773,98192,487
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
France21:33,211,361423,184
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Sabwa (216) may also be a first name.

Sabwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sabwa (Hindi: सब्वा, Oriya: ସବ୍ବା) has its highest incidence in The DR Congo. It may also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Sabwa.

How Common Is The Last Name Sabwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 120,716th most frequently used surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 1,919,290 people. Sabwa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Sabwa live; 65 percent live in Central Africa and 65 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Sabwa is also the 614,549th most commonly used first name world-wide, held by 216 people.

The surname is most widespread in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 2,463 people, or 1 in 29,996. Not including The DR Congo this surname exists in 22 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 28 percent live and Tanzania, where 5 percent live.

Sabwa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is chiefly 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shabwa91520/
Sabwat91308/
Sabwah912/
Siabwa911/
Ssabwa911/
Saabwa911/
Sabwai911/
Siabwai839/
Sabwaya835/
Sabwhat831/
Shaibwa831/
Sabwe803,866/
Sabba803,451/
Zabwa801,371/
Sabua80903/
Sapwa80103/
Sebwa8059/
Sobwa8051/
Jabwa8036/
Sabva8033/
Cabwa8021/
Savba8014/
Sabwo804/
Sabwi801/
Shabwais771/
Sahabwaj771/
Saibua732,547/
Shapwa73892/
Shabba73523/
Chabwa73410/
Ssabwe73348/
Saabwe73231/
Sabuad7397/
Sabbağ7344/
Shabua7336/
Sabvat7331/
Sabbay7327/
Saipwa7326/
Sabbaj7325/
Sabbai7315/
Sabuat7311/
Saybua7311/
Sabbha739/
Siabwi739/
Savwah739/
Saebua738/
Zabwah737/
Sapwai737/
Sabbaa736/
Sa'bua736/
Saibba734/
Shavba734/
Sapway732/
Siabwe732/
Siabua732/
Ssebwa732/
Sabuaa731/
Sabuas731/
Sapwad731/
Shabwe731/
Sabbau731/
Sabweh731/
Zaabwa731/
Shabva731/
Shabwo731/
Ssabba731/
Saabba731/
Sabuay731/
Suobwa731/
Giabwa731/
Djabwa731/
Sabbea731/
Saivwa731/
Saebwo731/
Sebway730/
Jabway730/
Sabbahy67404/
Ssaabwe67262/
Chaabwa67220/
Shabbaj67199/
Sapwaha6722/
Sabuach6713/
Shaibua6710/
Sabouha679/
Shaabba677/
Sabuhai676/
Sabhvat675/
Chaubwa674/
Ssabbah674/
Saibuah673/
Shobway673/
Shabbay672/
Sabbaaj671/
Sabveha671/
Chaibwa671/
Shaivba671/
Shabbai671/
Ssaibua671/
Shabvaz671/
Shaepwa671/
Saipway671/
Saatbua671/
Sabweet671/
Sabbayh671/
Szabbah671/
Cahabwa671/
Chabwat671/
Shapwah671/
Sabueha671/
Seubwai671/
Sahabua671/

Sabwa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sabwa in the Hindi language
सब्वाsabva-
Sabwa in the Oriya language
ସବ୍ବାsabba-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sabwa
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