Bitwaye Surname

983,245th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 262 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Bitwaye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Bitwaye Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2511:210,92317,752
Uganda71:5,577,040114,218
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906

Bitwaye Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bitwaye occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bitwaye? popularity and diffusion

Bitwaye is the 983,245th most numerous family name globally, held by around 1 in 27,815,061 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Bitwaye live; 98 percent live in East Africa and 98 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

Bitwaye is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is held by 251 people, or 1 in 210,923. In Tanzania Bitwaye is primarily concentrated in: Kigoma Region, where 96 percent are found, Dodoma Region, where 4 percent are found and Iringa Region, where 0 percent are found. Aside from Tanzania this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 3 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bitwayi869/
Bidwaye861/
Bitwaya861/
Betway7729/
Bidway776/
Bidwae772/
Bidwaya71912/
Bythway7160/
Bidwayi7134/
Betwayo7121/
Bethway7117/
Bhidwae711/
Bidwaee711/
Bidwaei711/
Bituaya711/
Biduaye711/
Bytheway671,563/
Bethwayo6760/
Buyteway6752/
Beethway676/
Biduhaye671/
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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 Bitwaye
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