Bimwa Surname

3,141,416th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 39 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Bimwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bimwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Bimwa (64) may also be a first name.

Bimwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bimwa is carried by more people in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bimwa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,141,416th most frequently used family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 186,860,152 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Bimwa reside; 87 percent reside in Central Africa and 87 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Bimwa is also the 1,223,525th most widespread first name world-wide, held by 64 people.

The last name is most commonly used in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 34 people, or 1 in 2,172,929. Other than The DR Congo it exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 8 percent live and Kenya, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bimwaa911/
Baimwas833/
Boimwad831/
Bhimwad831/
Baimwad831/
Bimba804,257/
Binwa802,057/
Bimua8016/
Bemwa806/
Bimwi805/
Bimva805/
Bimwe801/
Beimeway770/
Baimba735,457/
Bimbai73168/
Buimba7391/
Binwai7343/
Binwah7334/
Bimbay7326/
Boimua7311/
Bhimba737/
Bemwua735/
Bimbea735/
Bienwa735/
Binwat734/
Bemwau734/
Bimbau732/
Beimba731/
Boimba731/
Buinwa731/
Bihmba731/
Bimwei731/
Bimwih731/
Binnwa731/
Baimua731/
Veimwa731/
Binwaz730/
Bemway730/
Bhimbai67428/
Bimbeau6746/
Baimbai6719/
Bhimbha6717/
Bmba677/
Binwaha674/
Bimuayi674/
Bimbhai672/
Binwahe671/
Binwoha671/
Baimbay671/
Bienway670/

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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 Bimwa
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