Buinwi Surname

422,155th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 821 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Buinwi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Buinwi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon7891:26,3233,585
Nigeria321:5,535,711139,404

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Buinwui922/
Buinnwi921/
Binwi91443/
Bunwi916/
Bunwai83436/
Binwie83185/
Binwai8343/
Bihnwi8325/
Beinwi8323/
Bunwis8322/
Binwei8310/
Bainwi837/
Binwui834/
Buinwe832/
Buinui832/
Bienwi832/
Fuinwi831/
Binnwi831/
Bimnwi831/
Beunwi831/
Bounwi831/
Buinwa831/
Bwinwi831/
Bunwie831/
Bnwi801/
Bunwait7716/
Bienwii773/
Binweih771/
Buinbui771/
Beinwai771/
Binwa732,057/
Binwe73422/
Bunwa73376/
Bonwi73295/
Binbi7334/
Benwi7312/
Binvi738/
Bimwi735/
Wunwi731/
Binwé731/
Binbai6739/
Bonwai6728/
Beenwi6727/
Benwei6710/
Bunwed676/
Npinwi675/
Bienwa675/
Baunwa674/
Bonwie673/
Bainwe673/
Benwai671/
Huinvi671/
Benwie671/
Benwii671/
Benwit671/
Bounweiss671/
Bonwei671/
Bwenwi671/
Bwinwa671/
Bounwe671/
Bgunwe671/
Bimwei671/
Bimwih671/
Binvai671/
Binnwa671/
Bainwa671/
Bbinwe671/
Bunwyd671/
Binhwa671/

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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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