Bamweyana Surname

434,913th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 790 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Bamweyana Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bamweyana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda7731:50,5046,108
England131:4,286,005132,302
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Bamweyana Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bamweyana is most common in Uganda. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bamweyana? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 434,913th most common surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 9,224,742 people. The last name Bamweyana occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Bamweyana live; 98 percent live in East Africa and 98 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

It is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is held by 773 people, or 1 in 50,504. In Uganda Bamweyana is most frequent in: Wakiso District, where 34 percent reside, Kampala District, where 14 percent reside and Mityana District, where 7 percent reside. Without taking into account Uganda it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in England, where 2 percent reside and Sweden, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bamweyanah951/
Bamweyane8916/
Bamweyani891/
Bamweyano891/
Bamweyuna891/
Bamwoyana891/
Bamwehana891/
Banweyana891/
Bamwehanga841/
Bamweyune781/
Bamwajana781/
Bamwane751/
Bambaina711/
Bamweine711/
Bambiyani6734/
Bamboyina671/

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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
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  • 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 Bamweyana
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