Wakabwe Surname

3,323,005th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 35 people bear this surname

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

Wakabwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Wakabwe Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Wakabwe (48) may also be a first name.

Wakabwe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wakabwe is most common in The DR Congo. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Wakabwe click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wakabwe? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,323,005th most prevalent family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 208,215,598 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wakabwe are found; 97 percent are found in Central Africa and 97 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,448,253rd most frequently used forename on earth, borne by 48 people.

This surname is most prevalent in The DR Congo, where it is held by 34 people, or 1 in 2,172,929. Apart from The DR Congo this last name exists in one country. It is also found in Uganda, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wakabwa861/
Wakhabwa8013/
Wakobwa7117/
Wakabbi712/
Bakobwe711/
Wakabui711/
Wokhabwa671/
Wakoubouet5910/
Wakobui573/
Bokobwe571/
Bakhabbaj502/
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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 Wakabwe
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