Bazarwa Surname

1,290,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 176 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Bazarwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bazarwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda1741:224,36417,332
England11:55,718,059489,080
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Bazarwa Last Name Facts

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

Bazarwa is found most frequently in Uganda. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bazarwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,290,735th most frequently used surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 41,406,511 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Bazarwa reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

This last name is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is borne by 174 people, or 1 in 224,364. In Uganda Bazarwa is mostly concentrated in: Kasese District, where 18 percent are found, Kisoro District, where 6 percent are found and Kamwenge District, where 6 percent are found. Outside of Uganda this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 1 percent are found and Tanzania, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bazairwa93151/
Bazaarwa937/
Baazarwa934/
Bazarwoha887/
Bazarwe8615/
Basarwa866/
Bazorwa863/
Bazarva861/
Bazerwa861/
Bazarbay803,383/
Bazairwe80109/
Bazarbai8019/
Basarwad807/
Bazaruha802/
Basaarwa802/
Basaurwa801/
Bazaarwe801/
Baserwa71318/
Basorwa711/
Bazarby711/
Bajarua711/
Bazeirwe6731/
Bouzarba672/
Boujarwa671/
Bacharba671/
Bajaruha671/
Boucarwa671/

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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 Bazarwa
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