Bamwesiga Surname
Approximately 259 people bear this surname
Bamwesiga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 258 | 1:151,315 | 13,388 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
Bamwesiga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bamwesiga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Bamwesiga occurs in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of Bamwesiga click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bamwesiga? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 990,978th most frequently occurring surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 28,137,243 people. The surname Bamwesiga occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Bamwesiga live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The last name is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is borne by 258 people, or 1 in 151,315. In Uganda it is primarily found in: Rukungiri District, where 18 percent are found, Mbarara District, where 15 percent are found and Ntungamo District, where 14 percent are found. Excluding Uganda Bamwesiga exists in one country. It is also common in Somalia, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bamwesigwa | 95 | 2 | / |
| Bamwesiiga | 95 | 1 | / |
| Bamwesigah | 95 | 1 | / |
| Bamwesige | 89 | 34 | / |
| Bamwesigye | 84 | 2,130 | / |
| Bamwesigwe | 84 | 1 | / |
| Bamusiga | 82 | 1 | / |
| Bamwetsigye | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bamwesiggye | 80 | 1 | / |
| Byamusiga | 78 | 1 | / |
| Bamsika | 75 | 2 | / |
| Bamusigayo | 74 | 1 | / |
| Bamuziga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bhamasig | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bamwiseki | 67 | 4 | / |
| Bamsak | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bamsaq | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bamosakia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bamassaga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bamsikiya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bamsik | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bamseg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bamwisaki | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bhiamasig | 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 Bamwesiga
- 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