Batwaza Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Batwaza Surname User-submission:

The Batwaza surname comes from the name Batwazaje, which means 'behaving well', 'person of good character', 'positive behaviour among the people'. The name is mainly found in Western Uganda in East Africa.

Batwaza Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda191:2,054,69965,771

Batwaza Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Batwaza surname comes from the name Batwazaje, which means 'behaving well', 'person of good character', 'positive behaviour among the people'. The name is mainly found in Western Uganda in East Africa.

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Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Batwazza931/
Batwasa8634/
Batwaze8619/
Batuasa71312/
Watwasa7160/
Batwase711/
Watwasaa671/
Batuase5796/
Badwaji5711/
Batwose574/
Badwage571/
Batuasih531/
Bottwage530/
Mpatuasah501/

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