Buhwahwa Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Buhwahwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Buhwahwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania81:6,617,70268,742
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Buhwahwa (11) may also be a first name.

Buhwahwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Buhwahwa is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Buhwahwa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 6,360,413th most prevalent family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. Buhwahwa is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Buhwahwa reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Buhwahwa is also the 3,487,849th most frequently used first name throughout the world, held by 11 people.

The last name Buhwahwa is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 6,617,702. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 13 percent are found, Dodoma Region, where 13 percent are found and Geita Region, where 13 percent are found. Other than Tanzania Buhwahwa exists in one country. It is also found in Uganda, where 11 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Buwawa86192/
Bhuwawa801/
Bowawa7134/
Buwaba711/
Bouwawo671/
Bouwawey631/
Buwowo5727/
Bubaba574/
Buwowa571/
Buvaeva53556/
Buvatva5333/
Buhueva539/
Bowawey533/
Boubaba532/
Bauvava531/
Bubaiwa531/
Bubabai531/
Buwoojwa507/
Bubabhai504/
Boubaaba501/
Boubouwa501/

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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 Buhwahwa
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