Ubwa Surname

204,228th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,035 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Ubwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ubwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1,5541:34,0683,984
Nigeria4601:385,09320,366
England101:5,571,806158,774
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Iceland11:380,09011,096

Ubwa (574) may also be a first name.

Ubwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ubwa is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Ubwa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ubwa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 204,228th most prevalent last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,581,104 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Ubwa reside; 77 percent reside in East Africa and 77 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 349,810th most frequently held given name on earth. It is borne by 574 people.

It is most common in Tanzania, where it is borne by 1,554 people, or 1 in 34,068. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Zanzibar Urban West Region, where 17 percent reside, Dar es Salaam Region, where 17 percent reside and Pemba South Region, where 14 percent reside. Without taking into account Tanzania it is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 23 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Aubwa8918/
Hubwa8914/
Ubwua894/
Ubwai893/
Ubwat891/
Ahubwa8021/
Haubwa803/
Eubwaa802/
Aubwai802/
Ubwaja801/
Ubba751,379/
Ubua75635/
Obwa75358/
Ubwe75281/
Ibwa75237/
Upwa7520/
Ubwo752/
Uvwa752/
Oubba67731/
Gubwe67155/
Hibwa6791/
Ubbay6780/
Jibwa6757/
Ibwah6741/
Upwat6740/
Hubba6739/
Ubuah6713/
Obwah677/
Ibwai676/
Ubbaa674/
Uubba674/
Obwau673/
Ubbha672/
Upwad672/
Upwua671/
Obwua671/
Hubwe671/
Obwha671/
Oubua671/
Hubua671/
Ubvas671/
Hobwa671/
Ubuoa671/
Ubuaa671/
Obway671/
Obwai671/

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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 Ubwa
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