Bakyawa Surname

814,680th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 342 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Bakyawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Bakyawa 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
Uganda3361:116,18811,190
Niger61:3,198,67054,540

Bakyawa Last Name Facts

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

Bakyawa has its highest incidence in Uganda. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bakyawa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 814,680th most frequently occurring surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 21,308,614 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Bakyawa live; 98 percent live in East Africa and 98 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The last name Bakyawa is most common in Uganda, where it is held by 336 people, or 1 in 116,188. In Uganda Bakyawa is most numerous in: Bugiri District, where 29 percent live, Mayuge District, where 26 percent live and Namutumba District, where 9 percent live. Excluding Uganda this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Niger, where 2 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
Bakyaawa932/
Bakyawash881/
Bakyova7112/
Bakiaba714/
Bakiawo711/
Bhookyava631/
Bakyová576/
Bakyobo572/
Vakyova571/
Bakiabo571/
Boukyoua535/
Bakhiova531/
Bakeowei531/
Batkyová531/
Vakhyhova501/
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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 Bakyawa
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