Bamiwuye Surname

1,718,748th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 113 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Bamiwuye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Bamiwuye 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
Nigeria1121:1,581,63259,341
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Bamiwuye Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bamiwuye is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bamiwuye? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,718,748th most commonly used family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 64,491,557 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Bamiwuye live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

It is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 112 people, or 1 in 1,581,632. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Osun, where 33 percent are found, Oyo, where 21 percent are found and Ondo, where 19 percent are found. Beside Nigeria it exists in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 1 percent are found.

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
Bamiwaye887/
Bamuwuye887/
Bamiboye75146/
Bamibaye7511/
Bamuwaye751/
Bamijboye711/
Bamiboyi633/
Bameboye631/
Bamuwei531/
Bhamibai501/

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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 Bamiwuye
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