Baziwe Surname

868,551st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 312 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Baziwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Baziwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda1551:251,86618,680
Tanzania1231:430,42030,093
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
England11:55,718,059489,080
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Baziwe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Baziwe is found in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Baziwe? popularity and diffusion

It is the 868,551st most widely held last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 23,357,519 people. The surname Baziwe is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Baziwe are found; 89 percent are found in East Africa and 89 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The last name Baziwe is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is held by 155 people, or 1 in 251,866. In Uganda it is primarily concentrated in: Wakiso District, where 20 percent reside, Kampala District, where 20 percent reside and Rakai District, where 10 percent reside. Excluding Uganda this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 39 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 9 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bazziwe925/
Badziwe924/
Baziw9171/
Basiwe83181/
Baziwa833/
Bagiwe832/
Bajiwe832/
Bazieva77274/
Basiwey771/
Bazibei771/
Bazhiwa771/
Baisewe771/
Basiewe771/
Bhajiwe771/
Bagiw73384/
Bazew732/
Baitsiwe71236/
Badzieva71125/
Bazhieva7165/
Baitsewe7119/
Barzieva7112/
Bayzieva7111/
Baizieva711/
Baidjewe711/
Bedzhiwe711/
Bazebi67995/
Bazibi6796/
Bazebe6734/
Baggiw6714/
Baziva6712/
Badzhieva676/
Bayzhieva674/
Besiwe673/
Bozibe672/
Bajive672/
Bezewe671/
Baaitsewe671/
Bagive671/
Basiwi671/
Basiweicz671/
Basive671/
Barzhieva671/
Bazhew671/
Bagiwi671/
Bazewa671/
Bazevi671/
Bazeby670/

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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 Baziwe
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