Bamwa Surname
Approximately 417 people bear this surname
Bamwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 287 | 1:257,420 | 24,363 |
| Nigeria | 120 | 1:1,476,190 | 56,575 |
| Zimbabwe | 7 | 1:2,205,463 | 97,905 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Bamwa (24) may also be a first name.
Bamwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bamwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Bamwa is more frequently found in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Bamwa.
How Common Is The Last Name Bamwa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 704,927th most common surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 17,476,129 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Bamwa live; 69 percent live in Central Africa and 69 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Bamwa is also the 2,187,323rd most prevalent given name globally, borne by 24 people.
This surname is most frequent in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 287 people, or 1 in 257,420. Barring The DR Congo this last name exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 29 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bamwai | 91 | 51 | / |
| Bamwua | 91 | 1 | / |
| Bamnwa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Batimwa | 83 | 13 | / |
| Baimwas | 83 | 3 | / |
| Batemwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Bahamwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Bhamwat | 83 | 1 | / |
| Baimwad | 83 | 1 | / |
| Bamba | 80 | 408,294 | / |
| Banwa | 80 | 1,034 | / |
| Bamwe | 80 | 443 | / |
| Bamua | 80 | 371 | / |
| Bamwo | 80 | 46 | / |
| Bomwa | 80 | 10 | / |
| Bemwa | 80 | 6 | / |
| Bamva | 80 | 3 | / |
| Bamwi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Baimba | 73 | 5,457 | / |
| Baumba | 73 | 586 | / |
| Mpamwa | 73 | 472 | / |
| Bambai | 73 | 352 | / |
| Baamba | 73 | 285 | / |
| Bambha | 73 | 205 | / |
| Banhwa | 73 | 180 | / |
| Bambau | 73 | 80 | / |
| Bamwey | 73 | 62 | / |
| Banwai | 73 | 47 | / |
| Bambay | 73 | 34 | / |
| Bamwei | 73 | 27 | / |
| Baumwe | 73 | 27 | / |
| Bambea | 73 | 27 | / |
| Bemwua | 73 | 5 | / |
| Bemwau | 73 | 4 | / |
| Bomwad | 73 | 4 | / |
| Baunwa | 73 | 4 | / |
| Bammba | 73 | 3 | / |
| Bambaa | 73 | 3 | / |
| Bainwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Boomwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bomwai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hbamba | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bamwyi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Baemua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bamvat | 73 | 1 | / |
| Banwah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Banway | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bamvai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Baumua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Beanwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Baimua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vamway | 73 | 0 | / |
| Bemway | 73 | 0 | / |
| Bosemwa | 67 | 150 | / |
| Bhambha | 67 | 34 | / |
| Banwatt | 67 | 29 | / |
| Baimbai | 67 | 19 | / |
| Beanway | 67 | 11 | / |
| Bamwehe | 67 | 7 | / |
| Bambhai | 67 | 6 | / |
| Baymbay | 67 | 6 | / |
| Banwaid | 67 | 4 | / |
| Bambhaj | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bahanwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Baynwad | 67 | 2 | / |
| Beamuah | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bamouha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Baumbah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bommwad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Banwaip | 67 | 1 | / |
| Banwath | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boimwad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bhamvat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bhanwaj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Baambai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Baimbay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Banwhea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bambhay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bainewa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Basemwo | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Bamwa
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