Bachwa Surname
Approximately 257 people bear this surname
Bachwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 100 | 1:390,393 | 24,666 |
| Tanzania | 60 | 1:882,360 | 43,917 |
| Kenya | 51 | 1:905,488 | 33,171 |
| Mauritius | 36 | 1:35,928 | 6,940 |
| France | 8 | 1:8,302,840 | 321,660 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Bachwa (93) may also be a first name.
Bachwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bachwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Bachwa is borne by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Bachwa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bachwa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 996,001st most numerous surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 28,356,210 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Bachwa live; 82 percent live in East Africa and 62 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Bachwa is also the 986,211th most widely held first name in the world, held by 93 people.
This last name is most commonly occurring in Uganda, where it is carried by 100 people, or 1 in 390,393. In Uganda Bachwa is mostly found in: Mubende District, where 28 percent live, Kibaale District, where 20 percent live and Wakiso District, where 12 percent live. Barring Uganda Bachwa exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 23 percent live and Kenya, where 20 percent live.
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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 Bachwa
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