Buinwi Surname
Approximately 821 people bear this surname
Buinwi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 789 | 1:26,323 | 3,585 |
| Nigeria | 32 | 1:5,535,711 | 139,404 |
Buinwi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Buinwi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Buinwi occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Buinwi? popularity and diffusion
The surname Buinwi is the 422,155th most numerous last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 8,876,426 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Buinwi reside; 78 percent reside in Central Africa and 78 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.
The surname Buinwi is most frequently used in Cameroon, where it is carried by 789 people, or 1 in 26,323. In Cameroon Buinwi is most prevalent in: Northwest Region, where 56 percent reside, Adamawa Region, where 19 percent reside and West Region, where 8 percent reside. Aside from Cameroon Buinwi is found in one country. It is also found in Nigeria, where 4 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buinwui | 92 | 2 | / |
| Buinnwi | 92 | 1 | / |
| Binwi | 91 | 443 | / |
| Bunwi | 91 | 6 | / |
| Bunwai | 83 | 436 | / |
| Binwie | 83 | 185 | / |
| Binwai | 83 | 43 | / |
| Bihnwi | 83 | 25 | / |
| Beinwi | 83 | 23 | / |
| Bunwis | 83 | 22 | / |
| Binwei | 83 | 10 | / |
| Bainwi | 83 | 7 | / |
| Binwui | 83 | 4 | / |
| Buinwe | 83 | 2 | / |
| Buinui | 83 | 2 | / |
| Bienwi | 83 | 2 | / |
| Fuinwi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Binnwi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Bimnwi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Beunwi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Bounwi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Buinwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Bwinwi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Bunwie | 83 | 1 | / |
| Bnwi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bunwait | 77 | 16 | / |
| Bienwii | 77 | 3 | / |
| Binweih | 77 | 1 | / |
| Buinbui | 77 | 1 | / |
| Beinwai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Binwa | 73 | 2,057 | / |
| Binwe | 73 | 422 | / |
| Bunwa | 73 | 376 | / |
| Bonwi | 73 | 295 | / |
| Binbi | 73 | 34 | / |
| Benwi | 73 | 12 | / |
| Binvi | 73 | 8 | / |
| Bimwi | 73 | 5 | / |
| Wunwi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Binwé | 73 | 1 | / |
| Binbai | 67 | 39 | / |
| Bonwai | 67 | 28 | / |
| Beenwi | 67 | 27 | / |
| Benwei | 67 | 10 | / |
| Bunwed | 67 | 6 | / |
| Npinwi | 67 | 5 | / |
| Bienwa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Baunwa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Bonwie | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bainwe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Benwai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Huinvi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Benwie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Benwii | 67 | 1 | / |
| Benwit | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bounweiss | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bonwei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bwenwi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bwinwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bounwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bgunwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bimwei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bimwih | 67 | 1 | / |
| Binvai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Binnwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bainwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bbinwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bunwyd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Binhwa | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
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- 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 Buinwi
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