Ubwe Surname

935,326th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 281 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Ubwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ubwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2791:189,75516,339
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Ubwe (26) may also be a first name.

Ubwe Last Name Facts

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

Ubwe has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ubwe? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ubwe is the 935,326th most widespread family name in the world, held by around 1 in 25,934,327 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Ubwe are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Ubwe is also the 2,084,397th most common first name world-wide It is held by 26 people.

The last name Ubwe is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is carried by 279 people, or 1 in 189,755. In Tanzania it is most common in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 69 percent reside, Pwani Region, where 23 percent reside and Morogoro Region, where 3 percent reside. Outside of Tanzania this last name is found in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gubwe89155/
Hubwe891/
Ubw867/
Hubwey801/
Ubwa752,035/
Ibwe75466/
Ubbe75107/
Ubue7532/
Upwe7522/
Obwe7520/
Aubw753/
Ubve752/
Uhbw752/
Hubw751/
Upwet67506/
Hubbe67435/
Ubbey6762/
Uebue6743/
Jibwe6735/
Aubwa6718/
Hobwe6716/
Hubwa6714/
Usbue675/
Ubwai673/
Ubueh673/
Huvwe671/
Obwei671/
Obweh671/
Gubue671/
Ubuhe671/
Ibwei671/

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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 Ubwe
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