Bugwa Surname
Approximately 176 people bear this surname
Bugwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 103 | 1:717,277 | 51,618 |
| Zimbabwe | 33 | 1:467,825 | 39,606 |
| Philippines | 18 | 1:5,624,346 | 177,167 |
| Uganda | 12 | 1:3,253,273 | 85,117 |
| Pakistan | 7 | 1:25,520,555 | 84,222 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
Bugwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bugwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Bugwa is carried by more people in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Bugwa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,290,735th most frequent family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 41,406,511 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 86 percent of Bugwa reside; 59 percent reside in Central Africa and 59 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.
The last name is most frequently used in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 103 people, or 1 in 717,277. Outside of The DR Congo this last name exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 19 percent are found and The Philippines, where 10 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bugwas | 91 | 5 | / |
| Baungwa | 83 | 21 | / |
| Bungway | 83 | 1 | / |
| Bougway | 83 | 1 | / |
| Bunghwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Bucwa | 80 | 636 | / |
| Bukwa | 80 | 428 | / |
| Bogwa | 80 | 300 | / |
| Bugua | 80 | 106 | / |
| Bugwi | 80 | 95 | / |
| Bugba | 80 | 3 | / |
| Bugwe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Buqwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bhugwath | 77 | 79 | / |
| Bungwhai | 77 | 5 | / |
| Buguas | 73 | 100 | / |
| Buguat | 73 | 77 | / |
| Bugbay | 73 | 77 | / |
| Bukwaś | 73 | 38 | / |
| Bougua | 73 | 19 | / |
| Bukwap | 73 | 15 | / |
| Bugbah | 73 | 13 | / |
| Bukwai | 73 | 12 | / |
| Bogwai | 73 | 12 | / |
| Beukwa | 73 | 11 | / |
| Biegwa | 73 | 7 | / |
| Bougba | 73 | 5 | / |
| Boukwa | 73 | 4 | / |
| Bukwas | 73 | 4 | / |
| Bukwaz | 73 | 4 | / |
| Beugwe | 73 | 3 | / |
| Buguay | 73 | 2 | / |
| Bhuqwa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Bugwis | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bugweh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Buukwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bungua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Butcwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bukwoa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bukwat | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bukwaj | 73 | 1 | / |
| Boogwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Buikwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bougwo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bhucwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bhukwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bukwad | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bucway | 73 | 1 | / |
| Buguai | 73 | 0 | / |
| Bugbea | 73 | 0 | / |
| Buckway | 67 | 253 | / |
| Buugbay | 67 | 56 | / |
| Bougbay | 67 | 12 | / |
| Beukwai | 67 | 11 | / |
| Bouguaa | 67 | 10 | / |
| Boukkwa | 67 | 9 | / |
| Baugbai | 67 | 8 | / |
| Boughba | 67 | 7 | / |
| Bouguas | 67 | 7 | / |
| Bouguea | 67 | 2 | / |
| Boukwah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boungua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boughua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bouguah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Butkwea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bougbaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bounkwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boungwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bugbaih | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bungqua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Buguais | 67 | 1 | / |
| Buiguas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Beungwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boughwi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bugwood | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Bugwa
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