Bewaga Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Bewaga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bewaga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda131:3,003,02181,551
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827

Bewaga Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bewaga occurs more in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bewaga? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,772,636th most commonly used surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 76 percent of Bewaga live; 76 percent live in East Africa and 53 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The surname Bewaga is most frequently occurring in Uganda, where it is carried by 13 people, or 1 in 3,003,021. In Uganda it is mostly concentrated in: Kiryandongo District, where 54 percent live, Arua District, where 8 percent live and Buliisa District, where 8 percent live. Outside of Uganda this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 24 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bewanga922/
Bejwanga861/
Biwaga833,326/
Bowaga8316/
Bebaga8314/
Bewagi8312/
Bawaga833/
Bewega830/
Beybaga7714/
Biwagga776/
Biwaaga775/
Bowagha773/
Bajwaga772/
Bevanga772/
Biewega771/
Biwagha771/
Biswaga771/
Bewonga771/
Biwangha714/
Bawaigha711/
Baiswaga711/
Bewaighe711/
Beibagha711/
Bawega67113/
Bowago6734/
Bibaga679/
Bawago675/
Bovaga673/
Bavoga673/
Bevega672/
Bebago671/
Bavaga671/
Besswager671/
Biwega671/
Biwago671/

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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 Bewaga
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