Bisuwa Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Bisuwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bisuwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda221:1,774,51360,490
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Bisuwa (67) may also be a first name.

Bisuwa Last Name Facts

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

Bisuwa is found in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bisuwa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,798,600th most common surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Bisuwa reside; 81 percent reside in East Africa and 81 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Bisuwa is also the 1,191,548th most widespread forename in the world. It is borne by 67 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Uganda, where it is borne by 22 people, or 1 in 1,774,513. In Uganda it is mostly concentrated in: Bundibugyo District, where 91 percent live, Buliisa District, where 5 percent live and Masindi District, where 5 percent live. Barring Uganda this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 15 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bisuwash861/
Bisuba8392/
Bijuwa8312/
Besuwa832/
Bisuva831/
Bizuwa831/
Bishuwash801/
Bishuba779/
Bishiwa771/
Bissiwa771/
Bishuva771/
Bisubhai714/
Bichouwa711/
Bishuuba711/
Bissouba711/
Bisubi6748/
Bisube6734/
Besuba6726/
Bejuwa6711/
Besuwe679/
Bisowi674/
Bisowo673/
Bisowe671/
Bisowy671/
Bijuva671/

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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 Bisuwa
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