Walibwa Surname

3,141,416th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 39 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Walibwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Walibwa 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
Uganda331:1,183,00847,935
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
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  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Walibwa Demographics

Walibwa Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 2 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Walibwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Walibwa is borne by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Walibwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,141,416th most widespread family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 186,860,152 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Walibwa live; 97 percent live in East Africa and 77 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

This surname is most commonly held in Uganda, where it is borne by 33 people, or 1 in 1,183,008. In Uganda it is most numerous in: Kiryandongo District, where 24 percent live, Manafwa District, where 12 percent live and Mbale District, where 12 percent live. Excluding Uganda it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 13 percent live and The DR Congo, where 3 percent live.

Walibwa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

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
Walubwa8629/
Wolibwa8625/
Walibba869/
Walipwa864/
Walibwe864/
Walebwa861/
Walifwa861/
Waliupwa806/
Walebua714/
Balibwe711/
Walifua711/
Walepwad674/
Welibuha671/
Baleibua671/
Wallepwad631/
Balebua574/
Walebbi571/
Volibua571/
Balibuhe531/
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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 Walibwa
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