Bamwanga Surname
Approximately 888 people bear this surname
Bamwanga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 629 | 1:62,066 | 7,138 |
| DR Congo | 130 | 1:568,304 | 43,658 |
| Tanzania | 128 | 1:413,606 | 29,126 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
Bamwanga (12) may also be a first name.
Bamwanga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bamwanga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Bamwanga occurs in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bamwanga? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 396,862nd most frequently held last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 8,206,696 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Bamwanga reside; 85 percent reside in East Africa and 85 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most common first name world-wide, borne by 12 people.
The last name Bamwanga is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is carried by 629 people, or 1 in 62,066. In Uganda Bamwanga is primarily found in: Kiruhura District, where 10 percent live, Kamwenge District, where 9 percent live and Ntungamo District, where 7 percent live. Aside from Uganda this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 15 percent live and Tanzania, where 14 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bamwangay | 94 | 21 | / |
| Bamwaanga | 94 | 1 | / |
| Bamuanga | 88 | 275 | / |
| Bambanga | 88 | 254 | / |
| Bamwange | 88 | 152 | / |
| Bamwangi | 88 | 36 | / |
| Bemwanga | 88 | 1 | / |
| Bamuhanga | 82 | 3 | / |
| Bahambanga | 78 | 1 | / |
| Bombanga | 75 | 1,206 | / |
| Bambango | 75 | 51 | / |
| Banbanga | 75 | 8 | / |
| Banuanga | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bambonga | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bamuangi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bamuange | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bambaingo | 71 | 3 | / |
| Boumbanga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bambanghe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bambongo | 63 | 254 | / |
| Bambonge | 63 | 144 | / |
| Bombonga | 63 | 97 | / |
| Bombangi | 63 | 62 | / |
| Bombango | 63 | 48 | / |
| Bomuhangi | 59 | 40 | / |
| Banbangou | 59 | 6 | / |
| Baimbonge | 59 | 1 | / |
| Boumbonga | 59 | 1 | / |
| Bombaango | 59 | 1 | / |
| Bombongo | 50 | 1,958 | / |
| Bonbonga | 50 | 26 | / |
| Bombongi | 50 | 13 | / |
| Vombonga | 50 | 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 Bamwanga
- 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