Subuwa Surname

3,665,662nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Subuwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Subuwa 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
Uganda281:1,394,26052,673
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Subuwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Subuwa is more commonly found in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Subuwa.

How Common Is The Last Name Subuwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,665,662nd most widely held family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 251,294,687 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Subuwa live; 97 percent live in East Africa and 72 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

The last name Subuwa is most common in Uganda, where it is carried by 28 people, or 1 in 1,394,260. In Uganda Subuwa is most common in: Yumbe District, where 61 percent reside, Kiryandongo District, where 11 percent reside and Koboko District, where 11 percent reside. Beside Uganda Subuwa occurs in one country. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 3 percent reside.

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
Sobuwa83585/
Cubuwa833/
Subuwi831/
Zubuwa831/
Subuva831/
Sobhuwa7766/
Suhbuba771/
Subowai771/
Shubueva711/
Subowo671,959/
Sussbauwer631/
Soboway621/
Sobouwo621/
Zubueva621/
Chubuwe621/
Subieva621/
Shobowah571/
Sobowo5014/
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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 Subuwa
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