Bamuwamye Surname
Approximately 171 people bear this surname
Bamuwamye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 166 | 1:235,176 | 17,864 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
Bamuwamye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bamuwamye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Bamuwamye has its highest incidence in Uganda. It can appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Bamuwamye? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,315,412th most frequently occurring family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 42,617,228 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Bamuwamye are found; 97 percent are found in East Africa and 96 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
The last name Bamuwamye is most widely held in Uganda, where it is held by 166 people, or 1 in 235,176. In Uganda it is primarily concentrated in: Luuka District, where 34 percent reside, Namutumba District, where 14 percent reside and Kamuli District, where 13 percent reside. Aside from Uganda this last name is found in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bamuwaamye | 95 | 2 | / |
| Bamuwamwe | 89 | 5 | / |
| Bamughamye | 84 | 17 | / |
| Bamuwama | 82 | 2 | / |
| Bamuwami | 82 | 1 | / |
| Bamume | 80 | 106 | / |
| Bamame | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bamamy | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bamwami | 75 | 7 | / |
| Bhamame | 75 | 2 | / |
| Bamamay | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bamumme | 75 | 1 | / |
| Baumame | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bamamiy | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bamhame | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bamughamwe | 74 | 1 | / |
| Bamam | 71 | 55 | / |
| Bamum | 71 | 52 | / |
| Bamuemue | 71 | 27 | / |
| Bahmamey | 71 | 10 | / |
| Bouamame | 71 | 9 | / |
| Bamayime | 71 | 1 | / |
| Byamuama | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bamimoye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bamamiya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bahmam | 67 | 497 | / |
| Bameme | 67 | 439 | / |
| Bhamam | 67 | 298 | / |
| Bamama | 67 | 216 | / |
| Baumam | 67 | 45 | / |
| Bamuma | 67 | 29 | / |
| Bamami | 67 | 28 | / |
| Baimam | 67 | 21 | / |
| Bamumu | 67 | 18 | / |
| Pamame | 67 | 17 | / |
| Bamoum | 67 | 7 | / |
| Bamamo | 67 | 6 | / |
| Bamaim | 67 | 5 | / |
| Baumayeme | 67 | 4 | / |
| Bamouyime | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bamweyama | 67 | 3 | / |
| Baymum | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bamamu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Baimum | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pamwam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bamyum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bamham | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bammme | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bamaum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bemamy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bomamy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bhamum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bamughama | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bamayumya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bawmam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bamime | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boamam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bamuom | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bamouyeme | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bammam | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Bamuwamye
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis