Beswa Surname

1,683,218th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 117 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Beswa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Beswa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa881:615,65646,403
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Beswa (22) may also be a first name.

Beswa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Beswa has its highest incidence in South Africa. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Beswa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Beswa is the 1,683,218th most widely held family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 62,286,717 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Beswa live; 75 percent live in Southern Africa and 75 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,301,746th most commonly used forename throughout the world, held by 22 people.

It is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is held by 88 people, or 1 in 615,656. In South Africa Beswa is primarily found in: Eastern Cape, where 78 percent are found, KwaZulu-Natal, where 18 percent are found and Gauteng, where 2 percent are found. Besides South Africa it exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 18 percent are found and Cameroon, where 3 percent are found.

Beswa Last Name Statistics demography

Beswa earn marginally less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 0.79% less than the national average, earning R 235,752 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Besway9116/
Bheswa9111/
Bieswa914/
Beshwa912/
Bedswa912/
Beeswa911/
Betswa911/
Beswat911/
Beeshwa838/
Behswad832/
Beiswas831/
Beshwas831/
Bessway831/
Beswash831/
Bieshwa831/
Biswa805,790/
Baswa803,337/
Besba80404/
Besua80287/
Boswa80220/
Beswe80113/
Besva801/
Beswo800/
Bhaeswaj775/
Beitshwa771/
Beshwash771/
Bishwa73287/
Bosway73190/
Biswah73167/
Biswai73104/
Bashwa7398/
Boiswa7388/
Baiswa7385/
Bechwa7359/
Besbay7355/
Boswai7348/
Betsva7345/
Baswaa7322/
Beeswy7319/
Biswaj7316/
Bhaswa7314/
Biswaa7312/
Besbai735/
Besbaa735/
Bisway734/
Besuas734/
Bjswas734/
Bessua733/
Bayswa732/
Baswai732/
Besuah732/
Bisswa731/
Baswha731/
Biesva731/
Biswau731/
Biswea731/
Besvas731/
Veeswa731/
Beswie731/
Basswa731/
Baswah731/
Bhoswa731/
Besbah731/
Boswea730/
Bethswash710/
Bisswas67498/
Biswaas6785/
Baiswas6755/
Biswasd6735/
Bisweas6728/
Bechwah6728/
Biswwas6725/
Baishwa6723/
Beisbai6718/
Bidswas6715/
Bisways6713/
Bihswas6712/
Biswazs6710/
Boiswas674/
Bahaswa674/
Baiswea674/
Baswaih674/
Beysbay673/
Bishwap673/
Veeshwa673/
Bishwai673/
Beswich672/
Bosswai672/
Betshua672/
Biswhas671/
Biswads671/
Hbiswas671/
Bayshwa671/
Baiswga671/
Baiswha671/
Bhishwa671/
Bishwah671/
Biswadh671/
Biswaha671/
Boishwa671/
Beshbay671/
Bhashwa671/
Bhaswaj671/
Behsuah671/
Besvaux671/
Biszwas671/
Bechway670/
Bossway670/
Bashway670/

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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 Beswa
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