Bisimwa Surname

16,702nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33,247 people bear this surname

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

Bisimwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bisimwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo29,1081:2,538263
Rwanda4,0311:2,819692
Uganda251:1,561,57156,175
United States181:20,136,607622,629
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
England81:6,964,757184,742
Congo71:712,72815,723
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Belgium61:1,916,107103,447
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
France11:66,422,722504,397
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Bisimwa (6,269) may also be a first name.

Bisimwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bisimwa is found most in The DR Congo. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Bisimwa.

How Common Is The Last Name Bisimwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 16,702nd most commonly used family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 219,194 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Bisimwa are found; 88 percent are found in Central Africa and 88 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 83,283rd most frequently occurring first name throughout the world. It is borne by 6,269 people.

This last name is most widely held in The DR Congo, where it is held by 29,108 people, or 1 in 2,538. Beside The DR Congo Bisimwa exists in 27 countries. It is also found in Rwanda, where 12 percent reside and Uganda, where 0 percent reside.

Bisimwa Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Bisimwa earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 29.06% more than the national average, earning $55,688 USD per year and in Canada they earn 54.45% less than the national average, earning $22,630 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bishimwa9335/
Bissimwa9321/
Bisimmwa934/
Bisimwoha8814/
Bisimba86174/
Bisimua8662/
Bisimwe8642/
Bizimwa8627/
Bisemwa8621/
Bishimba805,760/
Bishemwa8027/
Bishimua801/
Bisinmbai752/
Bizimba71356/
Bisemba71198/
Bigimba7148/
Bisimbi715/
Besimba715/
Bisemwe714/
Bisimbo714/
Bisembay6782/
Bissimbi6752/
Bessimba6728/
Bishimbo6727/
Bishimbi6721/
Bissemba6711/
Bisinbai673/
Baisemba672/
Bishimbe671/
Bissimbe671/
Beshimva671/
Bisinbay671/

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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
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  • 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 Bisimwa
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