Wabwa Surname

2,808,717th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 48 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Wabwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wabwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
Uganda61:6,506,546123,710
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Wabwa Last Name Facts

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

Wabwa occurs more in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Wabwa.

How Common Is The Last Name Wabwa? popularity and diffusion

Wabwa is the 2,808,717th most common family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 151,823,873 people. The surname Wabwa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Wabwa are found; 85 percent are found in Central Africa and 85 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.

This last name is most commonly held in The DR Congo, where it is held by 41 people, or 1 in 1,801,941. Excluding The DR Congo Wabwa exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 13 percent live and Kenya, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Wabwat911/
Wabhwa911/
Wabwaih831/
Wahabwa831/
Wabua80141/
Webwa8046/
Wabwo8015/
Wafwa807/
Wawba803/
Wabva801/
Wapwa801/
Waheebwa771/
Watbua7365/
Baabwa7348/
Wuabua7330/
Waibua7320/
Waibwo7312/
Vwavwa7311/
Waibba733/
Wahbba733/
Babwai732/
Baubwa732/
Weebwa732/
Wabwoi731/
Wabbai731/
Wabwot731/
Baibwa731/
Bajbwa731/
Waivwa731/
Wabuha731/
Waupwa731/
Vabwah731/
Wawhwa731/
Wapwaya6755/
Weabwer672/
Guhabwa672/
Waibuha672/
Bahbwaa671/
Wahabwe671/
Wahabba671/
Waiwewa671/

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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 Wabwa
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