Tabwa Surname

420,906th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 824 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Tabwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tabwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania3661:144,64913,219
Zimbabwe2821:54,7468,300
DR Congo891:830,10857,152
Kenya791:584,55627,458
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Tabwa (42) may also be a first name.

Tabwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tabwa is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tabwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Tabwa is the 420,906th most prevalent surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 8,844,109 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Tabwa are found; 54 percent are found in East Africa and 54 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,566,439th most common first name throughout the world, borne by 42 people.

It is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is carried by 366 people, or 1 in 144,649. In Tanzania Tabwa is mostly found in: Kigoma Region, where 73 percent reside, Tanga Region, where 25 percent reside and Mwanza Region, where 1 percent reside. Aside from Tanzania this last name occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 34 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 11 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thabwa91557/
Tabwai9110/
Taibwa912/
Taybwa911/
Tahabwa831/
Tabwahe831/
Teabwah831/
Thabway831/
Tabua803,585/
Tabba801,822/
Tebwa80366/
Tabwe80281/
Tabva80280/
Tapwa80136/
Tobwa8048/
Tabwi8015/
Tabwo801/
Tabbaa734,037/
Tabbai73777/
Thabua73452/
Tabuaa73347/
Tabbay73346/
Tabuas73187/
Teibwa73172/
Tapwai7379/
Tabuay7336/
Tabbaj7326/
Taibva7314/
Taibba7311/
Tabuah7311/
Tabwoh737/
Tebwai736/
Teebwa735/
Tampwa735/
Thobwa734/
Tebway734/
Tabwhi732/
Ttobwa731/
Taapwa731/
Tahbua731/
Taabua731/
Tabuad731/
Thebwa731/
Taubba731/
Taupwa731/
Tabbaai67376/
Thapwat67230/
Tabba'a677/
Tabuaah674/
Thabbaa674/
Tabouha672/
Tahabwe672/
Tabwest671/
Thapwai671/
Thabuea671/
Teibwaa671/

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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 Tabwa
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