Tabwa Surname
Approximately 824 people bear this surname
Tabwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 366 | 1:144,649 | 13,219 |
| Zimbabwe | 282 | 1:54,746 | 8,300 |
| DR Congo | 89 | 1:830,108 | 57,152 |
| Kenya | 79 | 1:584,556 | 27,458 |
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
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 last name Tabwa occurs most in Tanzania. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tabwa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 420,906th most commonly used last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 8,844,109 people. It is primarily found 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 numerous first name internationally, held by 42 people.
The surname is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is held by 366 people, or 1 in 144,649. In Tanzania it is most frequent in: Kigoma Region, where 73 percent are found, Tanga Region, where 25 percent are found and Mwanza Region, where 1 percent are found. Outside of Tanzania it exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 34 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 11 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thabwa | 91 | 557 | / |
| Tabwai | 91 | 10 | / |
| Taibwa | 91 | 2 | / |
| Taybwa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Tahabwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Tabwahe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Teabwah | 83 | 1 | / |
| Thabway | 83 | 1 | / |
| Tabua | 80 | 3,585 | / |
| Tabba | 80 | 1,822 | / |
| Tebwa | 80 | 366 | / |
| Tabwe | 80 | 281 | / |
| Tabva | 80 | 280 | / |
| Tapwa | 80 | 136 | / |
| Tobwa | 80 | 48 | / |
| Tabwi | 80 | 15 | / |
| Tabwo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tabbaa | 73 | 4,037 | / |
| Tabbai | 73 | 777 | / |
| Thabua | 73 | 452 | / |
| Tabuaa | 73 | 347 | / |
| Tabbay | 73 | 346 | / |
| Tabuas | 73 | 187 | / |
| Teibwa | 73 | 172 | / |
| Tapwai | 73 | 79 | / |
| Tabuay | 73 | 36 | / |
| Tabbaj | 73 | 26 | / |
| Taibva | 73 | 14 | / |
| Taibba | 73 | 11 | / |
| Tabuah | 73 | 11 | / |
| Tabwoh | 73 | 7 | / |
| Tebwai | 73 | 6 | / |
| Teebwa | 73 | 5 | / |
| Tampwa | 73 | 5 | / |
| Thobwa | 73 | 4 | / |
| Tebway | 73 | 4 | / |
| Tabwhi | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ttobwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Taapwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tahbua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Taabua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tabuad | 73 | 1 | / |
| Thebwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Taubba | 73 | 1 | / |
| Taupwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tabbaai | 67 | 376 | / |
| Thapwat | 67 | 230 | / |
| Tabba'a | 67 | 7 | / |
| Tabuaah | 67 | 4 | / |
| Thabbaa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Tabouha | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tahabwe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tabwest | 67 | 1 | / |
| Thapwai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Thabuea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Teibwaa | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Tabwa
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